Research

An addition of just 20 electric vehicles per 1,000 people can improve local lung health and air quality.

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Expungement laws can lessen the social and legal sanctions surrounding cannabis-related arrests, but the current expungement system fails to provide economic and social relief for record holders due to a number of administrative hurdles.

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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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Only 20% of blood donations in the U.S. come from people belonging to underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. As the U.S. population becomes increasingly diverse, it is important that there is an equally diverse blood donor population.

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One in five children go without dental treatment due to high treatment costs and limited access to care. In-school dental programs may be a promising solution to reducing these barriers.

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Hockey enforcers, or players who are recruited to intimidate their opponents on the ice, endure relentless physicality and blows to the head, putting them at high risk for developing CTE.

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Rates of homelessness among Black American, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander groups were more than double the rates of homelessness among White and Asian groups.

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Expanding SNAP benefits and eligibility may help to decrease the burden of mental illness and suicidality for food-insecure people.

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In 2018, the implementation of New York’s Paid Family Leave law increased the use of paid leave after childbirth among all women, with the greatest increase among women of color.

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Birthing centers have shown beneficial results for the health of both birthing persons and their babies, regardless of insurance type.

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