Research Archives

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Health Equity

US Health Care System Exacerbates Income Inequality

In 2014, over 7 million Americans fell beneath the federal poverty line after medical expenses were subtracted from their income.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

07.11.2018 Store at night with large neon letters spelling LIQUOR

How Cities Can Reduce Neighborhood Violence

Alcohol outlets are closely associated with violent crime. CityHealth identified local control of alcohol outlets as one of nine policies that cities can use to improve the health of their residents in areas of everyday life.

Guest Author David Jernigan

07.10.2018 Boy in his father's arms holding a small American flag

Don’t Forget about the Kids: Children and Migration

The integration of immigrant children into the United States health system has important implications for the health and well-being of all Americans.

Guest Authors Erin Hamilton, Daniel Ervin, David López-Carr

07.09.2018 Premature baby's foot

Pollution Type and Low Birth Weight

A California state-wide study measured how different concentrations and types of pollution impact low birth weight across the state.

Fellow Erin Polka

07.02.2018 An older woman in a group dancing cumbia

Health Equity
Aging Populations

Rethinking Successful Aging: The Happiness of Older Hispanics

Hispanics, particularly immigrants, are more satisfied with their lives than any other group of older Americans, including Whites.

Guest Author Rocío Calvo

06.28.2018 A wise owl

Wisdom in Aging: It’s All Relative

Generic and idealistic constructs of wisdom and aging may not be meaningful in practice. Wisdom is in the eye and ear of the beholder.

Guest Author Jean K. Gordon

06.27.2018 Boy with a soccer ball at twilight

Marketing Mental Health

How can mental health interventions reach more vulnerable children? Leave jargon at the door and make findings more user-friendly to patients and clinicians.

Guest Author Robert Friedberg

06.26.2018 Young African American sleeping at the library

Good Sleep? Not in Some Neighborhoods

Recent research by Fuller-Rowell and colleagues measured the degree to which neighborhood disadvantages might account for different sleep experiences between White and Black communities.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

06.25.2018 a group of people on a school bus

Are We Doing Enough to Support LGBTQ Students?

Implementation of policies supporting the LGBTQ students is slow and incomplete.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

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