Calling Crisis Intervention Teams
Half of U.S. counties did not have access to crisis intervention team services in 2020, highlighting a particular need in rural counties.
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Polluted Prisons
Do zip codes with prisons have higher toxic contamination than zip codes without prisons?
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Syringe Programs Reduce Harm in Rural Kentucky
Syringe exchange programs can reduce new infectious disease diagnoses in rural areas, researchers determined from Kentucky Medicaid data.
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The Wisdom of Wastewater
Wastewater sampling studies can detect how contagious a disease is in addition to tracking the presence of virus or bacteria in a community.
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Nursing Healthy Eating
Several factors contribute to healthy eating for people who use food banks, and nurses may help navigate barriers.
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Cancer Screening in Low-Income Neighborhoods
Researchers studied neighborhood and individual factors that influenced cancer screening among diverse, socio-economically disadvantaged, and underserved Philadelphia area residents.
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Childhood Weight Affects Puberty Timing
Childhood obesity, a known risk factor for early puberty in girls, is also a risk factor in boys.
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Crime and Overdoses: the Vicious Cycle of Untreated Addiction
Data indicates the current approach toward minor drug-use-related crime doesn’t reduce criminal activity or effectively prevent future overdoses.
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Unequal Harms of Nearby Large Swine Farms
The association between industrial hog operations and gastrointestinal illness in rural eastern North Carolina highlights environmental injustices among Native American and Black communities.
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“It’s Just a Migraine”
Limited research and knowledge gaps about migraines leaves patients and some providers in the dark.
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