Research Archives

11.14.2018 Black and white view of Manhattan from above

The Dangers of Cold Weather

Lane and colleagues analyzed hospital discharge, death certificate, and medical examiner data to identify deaths and illness caused by cold weather in New York City to understand who is most at risk.

Guest Author Kathryn Lane

11.12.2018 a close up of a pink flower

Medicaid’s Remarkable Endurance

Over more than five decades, Medicaid has become the nation’s largest public health program and one of its most indispensable. Its sheer size and budgetary demands represent an ongoing challenge, even as its revenue helps fuel state economies.

Guest Author Sara Rosenbaum

11.09.2018 a group of people walking on a street

Feel the Churn

Health insurance is one of the many elements of a young adult’s life that keeps changing. Insurers call these changes “churning," or rolling from one type of health plan to the next.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

11.08.2018 Hands holding Bible

Black Church, Black Men(tal) Health

Black churches have the potential to increase the effectiveness of the support they provide to congregants—Black men in particular.

Guest Authors Michael A. Robinson, Natasha LaBalle

11.07.2018 Heroin, a lighter, and a straw on tinfoil

Mental & Behavioral Health
Substance Use

Undercounting Heroin

Heroin lasts in the human body for just a few minutes before being converted into morphine and other compounds. This complicates the task of a medical examiner trying to identify the substance that caused an overdose death.

Guest Authors Joshua M. Sharfstein, Isabelle Horon

11.01.2018 Book with a cross on it

Prison Chaplain Views on Criminality and Reform

Prison chaplains answered a series of questions focused on causes of crime, reducing recidivism, and the role that personal religion can play in recidivism. Four prominent themes emerged.

Guest Author Andrew S. Denney

10.30.2018 A light rail train in a station

All Aboard for Light Rail Transit

Public transit moves many people efficiently, producing significantly less air pollution than vehicles. Park and Sener measured how light rail transit decreased vehicle emissions and in turn affected deaths from stroke.

Fellow Erin Polka

10.29.2018 Parent putting hand on child's forehead

Health Equity

Access to Paid Sick Leave is a Public Health Issue

The American Public Health Association endorses paid sick leave, but currently the United States lags behind other nations when it comes to mandating paid sick leave benefits.

Guest Author Patricia Stoddard Dare

10.26.2018 Smartphone, headphones, and computer

Breaking Down Barriers: Video Mental Health Treatment

There seems to be great potential in connecting patients to care using video and other technologies, but questions remain about how virtual delivery compares to in-person care.

Guest Author Terri Fletcher

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