Research Archives

06.17.2020 a half of a brain

A third of people in the US aged 85 and older have Alzheimer’s disease, but that burden does not fall equally across the population.

Guest Authors Jo Mhairi Hale, Mikko Myrskylä

06.15.2020 a wooden ruler with a ruler on it

The health impact assessment is one strategy to predict how newly proposed legislation would affect population health before a bill is ever enacted.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

06.11.2020 a red silhouette of a person with hands on their chest

Identifying the environmental risk factors for sexual harassment serves as an important step to prevent it from happening.

Fellow Gray Babbs

06.10.2020 a yellow line on a black surface

The racial opportunity gap offers one framework for modeling the effect of place in generating racial disparities in economic and health outcomes.

Guest Author Rourke O’Brien

06.08.2020 a person wearing checkered shoes

Addressing and preventing trauma in childhood could be a key factor in reducing one of America’s most common chronic inflammatory diseases.

Fellow Pat Williams

06.05.2020 a group of small plastic houses

In Chicago, chronic eviction and housing instability meant increased odds of an underweight baby or of an infant’s death.

Fellow Edward Alexander

06.03.2020 a white pillow and a white pillow

Poor sleep is not equally distributed. What does it mean for the public’s health if racism is one of the reasons why some people sleep less?

Fellow Edward Alexander

06.01.2020 a cartoon of a muscle arm

Valuing toughness and anti-femininity might be risk factors because of the negative connotations associated with seeking treatment for mental health.

Fellow Pat Williams

05.29.2020 a pile of playing cards

Service members experiencing depression, alcohol dependence, and legal problems were the most likely to experience gambling problems.

Fellow Pat Williams

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