Research Archives

02.07.2020 a group of colored pencils arranged in a circle

Coaching for Children's Health

Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered by school professionals may significantly reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety among school-age children.

Guest Authors Jasdeep Kler, Kristen Gilley

02.06.2020 a close up of a building

Preemption and the Public's Health

Preemption laws are affecting policy areas that vary from regulating e-cigarettes to soda bans and taxes to controlling the rise of rent in urban areas.

Fellow Julia Garcia

02.05.2020 a ferris wheel on a pier

Protections from Pollution

Waste water contaminated by fecal matter is regularly discharged into California's coastal waters, and current efforts to prevent exposure are insufficient.

Guest Authors Jingjing Li, Xiaohan Zhang

02.03.2020 a collage of a man's face

Working for Work Requirements

Decentralized political power shapes the Trump Administration’s push to implement work requirements for some Medicaid recipients.

Guest Authors Patrick O’Mahen, Laura A. Petersen

01.31.2020 two purple peppers on a purple background

Healthy Diet, Healthy Planet?

Can diets impact the environment? Eating vegetarian meals twice per week will reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to food production by almost 10%.

Guest Author Claudia Hitaj

01.30.2020 a group of buttons with logos on them

After ALS Went Viral

After it went viral, the Ice Bucket Challenge raised more than $200 million in just eight weeks from donors across the world, but then what happened?

Fellow Julia Garcia

01.29.2020 a group of water bottles

100% Healthy Vending Machine

Limited information is available to characterize the impact of healthy vending machine policies, especially in regard to effects on nutrition and revenue.

Guest Authors Tony Kuo, Brenda Robles, Ranjana Wickramasekaran

01.27.2020 a close up of a game controller

Predicting Youth Aggression

Kids who play more aggressive video games show no more problem behaviors than those who play fewer, challenging other results from the same dataset.

Guest Author Chris Ferguson

01.24.2020 a house with graffiti on it

Health Equity

Rating Health After Redlining

Redlining, a vehicle of structural racism, is associated with slower neighborhood foreclosure recovery and poorer self-rated health among Detroit residents.

Fellow Jori Fortson

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