Research Archives

06.26.2020 a gun with a red white and blue flag

Right to Bear Opinion

Guns laws have evolved since 2015. What hasn’t changed since then is that the majority of US citizens continue to support many gun safety policies.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

06.24.2020 a group of condoms on a pink background

Sex and Drugs

We know from prior research that early sexual activity is associated with the use of intoxicating substances. However, it is not immediately clear why.

Guest Authors Richard W. Robins, David Angus Clark

06.22.2020 a pack of pills on a pink background

Birth Control During Covid-19

A deeper understanding of the impacts of telecontraception can help promote creative solutions that persist long after social distancing ends.

Guest Authors Julie Dorland, Lauren Schoen, Stephanie Morain, Leah Fowler

06.19.2020 a bottle of pills

Misdiagnosing Mental Health

By sharing our stories about what it means to experience bipolar disorder, we give permission to people to question their own experiences.

Fellow Pat Williams

06.18.2020 a stencil of a face mask

Health Equity

Pharmacies for Covid-19 Care

Community pharmacists and pharmacies are available to help vulnerable communities access care during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Guest Authors Kathryn Phillips, Lisa Kroon, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Michael P. Douglas, Kharissa L. Reyes

06.17.2020 a half of a brain

Unequal Burden of Dementia

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

Look Before You Legislate

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

Me Too

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

Health Equity

Racism and the Opportunity Gap

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

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