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Demographic and Geographic Variation in Fatal Drug Overdoses in the United States, 1999–2020
"Demographic and Geographic Variation in Fatal Drug Overdoses in the United States, 1999–2020," authored by Shannon Monnat, professor of sociology, was published in the ANNALS of of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
See related: Addiction, Gender and Sex, Longevity, Opioids, Race & Ethnicity, Rural Issues, United States, Urban Issues
Montez Quoted in Washington Post Article on Politics, Policy and Increasing Mortality Rates
University Professor Jennifer Karas Montez says “state policy knobs are a lever that we could use to really turn this country around and stop this alarming—just horrible when you think about it—increase in the risk of dying before age 65.”
See related: Health Policy, Longevity, United States
Monnat and Montez Talk to US News About Their Research on Link Between Policy and Mortality Rates
“State policies, which have been relatively ignored in research on explanations for U.S. mortality trends, turn out to be really important for understanding geographic disparities in mortality,” Shannon Monnat, professor of sociology, tells U.S. News & World Report.
See related: Health Policy, Longevity, United States
Montez Discusses New Research on Link Between Policy and Mortality Rates With NBC News, USA Today
If states had adopted liberal policies across the board, University Professor Jennifer Karas Montez and her co-authors calculated that 171,030 lives would have been saved in 2019 alone; on the flip side, conservative policies in all states would have led to an additional 217,635 working-age deaths.
See related: Health Policy, Longevity, United States
U.S. state policy contexts and mortality of working-age adults
"U.S. state policy contexts and mortality of working-age adults," co-authored by sociologists Jennifer Karas Montez and Shannon Monnat, was published by PLoS ONE.
See related: Health Policy, Longevity
Monnat Research on Mortality Trends Featured in New York Times Article
Professor of Sociology Shannon Monnat was also interviewed for the story, "‘There Are Two Americas Now: One With a B.A. and One Without’."
See related: Health Policy, Longevity, United States
Landes Discusses His Research on COVID Deaths, People with IDD in Disability Scoop Article
Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology, was interviewed for the Disability Scoop article, "COVID-19 Was Leading Killer Of People With Developmental Disabilities."
See related: COVID-19, IDD, Longevity, United States
New Research by Landes Finds COVID-19 Was Leading Cause of Death Among People with IDD in 2020
The COVID-19 mortality burden was greater for people with than without IDD during the first year of the pandemic.
Research by Landes on COVID Deaths, People with IDD Featured in Syracuse.com Article
"COVID-19 Mortality Burden and Comorbidity Patterns Among Decedents with and without Intellectual and Developmental Disability in the US," co-authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Scott Landes, was featured in the Syracuse.com article, "COVID-19 Mortality Burden and Comorbidity Patterns Among Decedents with and without Intellectual and Developmental Disability in the US."
See related: COVID-19, IDD, Longevity, United States
Wolf Discusses New Research on Paid Sick Leave with Canadian HR Reporter
Professor Emeritus Douglas Wolf was interviewed for the Canadian HR Reporter article, "Mandated paid sick leave a matter of life and death: Report."
See related: Health Policy, Longevity, United States