Research Archives

10.04.2019 a pile of colorful pills

Ill from Pills

Minors with a history of eating disorders are especially vulnerable to the harms of diet pills and muscle-building supplements.

Fellow Julia Garcia

10.02.2019 a man sitting on a bench

Incarcerations' Costs for Families

Evidence shows that children who experience a family member’s incarceration are at greater risk of experiencing negative health outcomes.

Guest Authors Ashley Provencher, James Conway

09.30.2019 a bunch of carrots with leaves

SNAP and the Public's Health

Increasing the SNAP budget, though politically challenging, has the potential to both reduce government spending and improve population health.

Guest Author Eliza Whiteman Kinsey

09.26.2019 a close up of a peach

Sex in a New Body

While physicians encourage patients to undergo bariatric surgery for weight loss, data show that improved sexual health could be an additional benefit.

Fellow Greg Kantor

09.25.2019 a neon sign on a brick wall

Denial of Service and LGBT Health

The question of which civil liberty takes precedent—equal protection under the law or religious liberty—remains largely unanswered.

Guest Author Tim Levengood

09.20.2019 a hand holding a plastic fork underwater

Tiny Toxicity

Researchers are looking for evidence on whether ingestion of microplastics have an impact on human health and, if so, by how much.

Fellow Jori Fortson

09.12.2019 a river with a city in the background

Bacteria: The Summer Bummer

With population growing in US coastal areas, we can expect more Americans to become ill from beach water until the sources of contamination are addressed.

Fellow Julia Garcia

09.11.2019 a large white cross in a field of grass

Health Equity

Refugee Health and Religion

Public health professionals partnering with refugee communities should pay attention to religion as an important factor for refugees’ wellbeing.

Guest Author Alexander Rödlach

09.05.2019 a plane flying in the sky

Environmental Justice for All

Zoning codes and land-use laws govern the way cities are planned and built. Their development has excluded low-income people and people of color.

Fellow Julia Garcia

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