Research Archives

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Student Debt Blues

Education is a predictor of health, but the financial structure currently in place for student loans is neither cost-effective nor economically sustainable.

Fellow Julia Garcia

12.09.2019 a close-up of a person holding a card

Caregivers' Culture of Care

Adhering to the traditional family norm of filial obligation has a protective effect on Chinese immigrants' caregiving burdens.

Guest Author May Guo

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Resilience in Recovery

Supportive relationships with parents, caregivers, teachers, and peers are the most robust predictors of resilience in children exposed to violence.

Guest Authors John Grych, Kristen Yule

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Just Google It

Searching the internet for abortion services may work for some, but it will leave those living far from an abortion provider without good information.

Guest Author Laura Dodge

11.26.2019 a graduation cap and tassel

Health Equity
Policy

Affirmative Action Affects Health

Affirmative action bans may diminish expectations of economic opportunities and perceived returns of staying healthy for underrepresented minorities.

Guest Author Atheendar Venkataramani

11.25.2019 a group of toys on a white surface

The Pre-K Story

If pre-kindergarten improves physical health, that might help explain subsequent gains in school performance and outcomes later in life.

Guest Authors Sherry Glied, Kacie Dragan, Kai Hong

11.20.2019 a person's legs and shoes on a wet road

Depression During Development

Accumulating evidence indicates that depression and suicide have increased among US adolescents in the past decade in a historically unprecedented way.

Guest Author Katherine Keyes

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20 Years of Options in Oregon

Health departments play an important role in providing objective data as states consider legalizing an option to hasten death in terminally-ill patients.

Guest Author Katrina Hedberg

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Encouraged to Excel, but How?

Latino parents are involved in their adolescents' schoolwork, though in different ways and with different timing, emphasis, and embedding in daily routines.

Guest Author Daisy Camacho-Thompson

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