Immigration and Adolescent Health
The first study measuring a sample before and after the 2016 election finds an increase in anxiety symptoms among teens worrying about immigration policies.
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Aftermaths of Breaking News
How much distress individuals might feel after Hurricane Irma associated with increased media consumption and post-storm reports of psychological distress.
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Sexual Assault Behind Bars
While gaps in institutional responses to sexual assault existed for all women, injustice was exacerbated for Black women.
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Girl, Grown, and Woman
For Black females, health disparities are not attributable to behavioral differences but rather social forces and sexual development across the life course.
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A Sense of Purpose
Across the country, states with higher sense-of-purpose scores tended to have greater average wealth, as well as happier, healthier citizens.
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Her Health is My Health
Most women chose their contraception based on their own research, obtaining information from the internet and friends, rarely from a health care provider.
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Say the Word
Academic research has the opportunity to privilege the voices of people with disabilities, rather than assuming that disability is inherently negative.
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Is Healthcare the New Manufacturing?
Health systems have replaced manufacturers as the largest employer in town, providing “good jobs” for women without a college degree.
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Trends in Childhood Obesity
Revised Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) packaging associated with a decrease in obesity prevalence among children.
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