A Spoonful of Sugar, A Spoonful of Artificial Sweetener
After Philadelphia, PA implemented a tax on sugar-sweetened and artificially-sweetened beverages, volume sales decreased by 50% and remained low in the years following.
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Vulnerable to Violence: Pregnancy and COVID-19
As COVID-19 lockdown orders trapped victims at home with their abusers, the pregnancy-related homicide rate increased steeply.
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From Cancer Prevention to Cancer Survival
Behavioral recommendations for cancer prevention and improved treatment outcomes, such as increased physical activity, are associated with both longer survival after diagnosis and decreased instances of the disease recurring.
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Extreme Heat Shattering Record Highs
Heat action plans are important tools that cities use to reduce health risks related to extreme heat, but many plans lack specific strategies to reach important at-risk groups.
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Access and Accessibility in Opioid Treatment
Opioid use disorder treatment has steadily increased among American adults, but treatment use remains consistently lower for those adults with disabilities.
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Financial Warfare: Economic Abuse In Intimate Relationships
In the U.S., victims of economic abuse with low financial literacy face additional barriers to establishing the financial stability necessary to leave abusive relationships. Important lessons for supporting these victims may be found abroad.
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Fridge Full of Dollar Store Deals
Food purchases from dollar stores are increasing across the country, but concerns around the nutritional value of the offerings at these stores are leading some communities to outright ban them in their area.
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Hubs, Hotspots, and the Digital Divide
Farmworkers often lack internet access due to rural living conditions. To close this digital divide, the North Carolina Farmworker Health Program launched a project to increase connectivity and health information access in isolated areas.
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Geography of Despair
“Deaths of despair”–or deaths from stress-related conditions, such as suicide and drug overdose–are highest among rural counties and counties experiencing economic distress.
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Breaking the Broken Windows Theory
Decreasing policing of minor, non-criminal offenses through an alternative response program did not lead to an increase in violent offenses.
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