Research Archives

11.03.2017 Book cover "Protest Stencil Toolkit"

Health Equity

Public Health Advocacy or Propaganda?

Recent research focuses on two distinct ways public health professionals think about advocacy: ‘selling’ public health or ‘giving voice’ to communities who tend not to be heard in public health research and policy discussions, and the risks inherent in both approaches.

Guest Author Kat Smith

11.01.2017 a race car on a wet track

Health Equity

Speed Kills: The Fast-Moving Advances of Automated Vehicles

Automated vehicles were intended to address deaths caused by human error, but a lack of caution in developing them puts consumers in danger.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

10.30.2017 Boy looking out of the window of a schoolbus

Better Needs Assessments for Better Education Outcomes

About one in six US public schools did not meet standards for student achievement in the 2014-2015 school year. Children of color and kids from low-income families are most affected by the low performance of these schools.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

10.18.2017 Risk of Suffocation 0-15 months Warning Label

Air Mattresses and Infant Deaths

Air mattresses are increasingly seen as an affordable and transportable sleep surface. However, there were 108 cases of infant death between 2004 and 2015 involving air mattresses, and this figure may be vastly underreported.

Guest Authors Jennifer Doering, Trina Salm Ward

10.16.2017 Closeup of George Washington's eyes on a dollar bill

The Financial Burden of Sexual Assault

Research by Ashley M. Tennessee and colleagues highlights the costs incurred by privately-insured female rape survivors as a result of the violent crimes committed against them.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

10.11.2017 Tree on top of a house on Staten Island after Hurricane Sandy

Mortality Following Hurricane Sandy

Understanding the patterns of health effects of destructive storms, especially deaths, are key to developing federal and state plans to mitigate against them. Support services may be needed for at least the quarter following a storm.

Guest Authors Soyeon Kim, Amy Davidow

10.05.2017 a group of people marching with rainbow flags

Uganda’s Stonewall: The Fight for Human Rights

Even though Uganda repealed its Anti-Homosexuality Act, the act codified homophobia and fostered violence, stigma, and discrimination against LGBT Ugandans.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

10.02.2017 a woman holding a girl's mouth

Health Equity

MMR Vaccination Among New Refugees

The health of people coming into the United States is a high priority. But it isn’t just emerging diseases like Zika and Ebola that are of concern.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

09.29.2017 Abandoned shoes in the hallway of Herman Kiefer Health Complex

Revival of STD Prevention: the Case of Detroit

Herman Kiefer Health Complex was the only dedicated STD clinic in Detroit until it was forced to close its doors in 2013 due to the inability to pay for maintenance. With help from the CDC, Detroit reestablished STD safety net services.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

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