American Diet Quality Falls When Economic Conditions Improve
Researchers analyzed diet quality over time, examining cyclical changes related to macroeconomic conditions.
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Emile DeWeaver
Emile DeWeaver is an activist and author whose life sentence was commuted after 21 years for his community work in prison. The co-founder of Prison Renaissance, DeWeaver also covertly organized to pass legislation that changed the way California treats juveniles in its criminal legal system while in prison.
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Coping with COVID-19: Differences in Hope, Resilience, and Mental Wellbeing across US Racial Groups
Researchers explored wellbeing during the pandemic and found differences in life satisfaction and optimism between racial groups in the U.S.
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Heidi Porter
Heidi Porter is a local public health director who is used to getting calls for the unusual and the mundane. She delivers public health services in Bedford, Mass., from a broad, whole health perspective, relying on a multidisciplinary health and human services team.
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Sexual Violence Against Women with Disabilities: A Hidden Epidemic
Women with disabilities have a heightened risk of sexual violence as compared to women without disabilities.
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Drinking Days
Researchers examined the number of drinking days per week during the initial months of the pandemic.
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The Unspoken Pregnancy Complication
Researchers evaluated racial disparities in suicide risk among half a million pregnant people ages 15 to 49.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic Baby Bust
Birth rates declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the full impact remains largely unknown.
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PrEP’d for COVID
Pre-exposure prophylaxis utilization dropped off substantially in March 2020.
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Racial and Ethnicity Disparities in Children’s Access to Surgery
African-American, Asian, and Latino children were less likely than White children to report receiving surgical care.
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Distracting Drivers
Displaying roadside accident data message signs was associated with an increase in motor vehicles crashes.
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Living with HIV and COVID-19 Vaccines
People with HIV had a 28% higher risk of COVID-19 breakthrough infection than those without HIV.
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The Impact of Medicaid Beyond Health
Researchers explored the effects of Medicaid expansions on criminal recidivism.
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