Research Archives

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Video Games and Good Eating

Emerging evidence suggests that special types of video games, called games for health, can change health behavior. Squire’s Quest! II aims to help fourth and fifth graders eat more fruit and vegetables.

Guest Author Debbe Thompson

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The Lost Memories of College Drinkers

Merrill and colleagues identified two risk factors, measured before college, associated with students reporting higher frequencies of blackouts during the first two years of college.

Guest Author Jennifer Merrill

08.24.2018 Five Borough Farms rooftop garden in Hell's Kitchen

Design Thinking for Public Health

Five Borough Farm Project, an initiative launched in 2009, brought urban farmers, designers, and policy makers together, using design thinking to expand urban agriculture in New York City.

Guest Author Tara Murphy

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Health Equity

Discrimination Adds Up

Research on discrimination over time and across types presents a more complex explanation of poor health. Women who perceived discrimination based on their race had poorer mental health outcomes.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

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Blowing in the Wind: Plastic Bag Use

Single-use plastic bags are a number one flyaway issue at landfills, and permanent features of the landscapes they litter. Research examined the effectiveness of various approaches used by local governments to reduce plastic shopping bags.

Fellow Erin Polka

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Health Care Service for Snowbirds

A small proportion of the American Medicare population consists of migratory elders. Snowbirds, the most common type, often receive medical attention in two sites, creating complexities in medical care.

Fellow Erin Polka

07.23.2018 Fruit and vegetable market in Sao Paolo, Brazil

Savory Neighborhood

In urban environments, food deserts are often cited as a main reason for poor nutrition. Geographic access, however, may not paint a complete picture explaining what affects diet.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

07.18.2018 Young woman with google in tanning bed

Preventing Tan-cer

Recently the CDC evaluated relationships between state indoor tanning laws and indoor tanning behaviors among high school students.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

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Citizenship and Heat-Related Mortality

A recent study by researchers at the National Center for Environmental Health assessed whether non-US citizens have a higher risk of heat-related death than US citizens.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

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