Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Research Insights on Population Health Inspire Policy Change
Maxwell's Policy, Place, and Population Health (P3H) Lab investigates the connection between state policies, local conditions, and health and mortality in the United States.
See related: Longevity, State & Local, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Wolf Summarizes Study on COVID-19 Distancing Restrictions, Drug Overdoses on Academic Minute
The study, “States’ COVID-19 Restrictions were Associated with Increases in Drug Overdose Deaths in 2020,” was co-authored by Douglas Wolf, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, and published in the American Journal of Public Health.
See related: Addiction, COVID-19, State & Local, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Paid Leave Mandates and Care for Older Parents
“Paid Leave Mandates and Care for Older Parents,” co-authored by Douglass Wolf, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, was published in The Milbank Quarterly.
See related: Aging, Child & Elder Care, U.S. Health Policy, United States
State COVID-19 Policies and Drug Overdose Mortality Among Working-Age Adults in the US, 2020
“State COVID-19 Policies and Drug Overdose Mortality Among Working-Age Adults in the United States, 2020,” co-authored by Maxwell faculty members Douglas Wolf, Shannon Monnat, Emily Weimers and Jennifer Karas Montez, was published in the American Journal of Public Health.
See related: Addiction, COVID-19, State & Local, U.S. Health Policy, United States
10 Ways to Better Understand How Shifting State Policy Contexts Affect Americans’ Health
“10 Ways to Better Understand How Shifting State Policy Contexts Affect Americans’ Health,” authored by University Professor Jennifer Karas Montez, was published in the Milbank Quarterly.
See related: Federal, State & Local, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Punch Quoted in BBC News Article on the Fentanyl Crisis in the US
Limiting supply of the drug alone will not solve the crisis, says Alexandra Punch, director of the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health. "What we're looking to solve is the mortality issue," she says. "I don't think we're going to solve the demand issue, because people are just going to find something different to use."
See related: Addiction, Opioids, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Montez Cited in Washington Post Article on the Impact of States’ Policies on Life Expectancy
The differences in state policies directly correlate to those years lost, said Jennifer Karas Montez, director of the Center for Aging and Policy Studies and author of several papers that describe the connection between politics and life expectancy.
See related: Longevity, Political Parties, State & Local, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Maxwell Sociologists Receive $1.8 Million From the NIA to Study Midlife Health and Mortality
The research team led by Jennifer Karas Montez and Shannon Monnat hopes to better understand how state policies and local economic conditions impact health and mortality rates.
See related: Longevity, Rural Issues, U.S. Health Policy, United States, Urban Issues
Action anthropology and public policy change: Lead poisoning in Syracuse, NY
"Action anthropology and public policy change: Lead poisoning in Syracuse, NY," co-authored by Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Robert Rubinstein, was published in the Annals of Anthropological Practice.
See related: Black, Children, Adolescents, Disability, Education, Housing, New York State, U.S. Health Policy
PAIA Doctoral Student Receives Grant for SNAP Research
Clay Fannin was awarded $25,000 to continue research he began with professors Colleen Heflin and Len Lopoo.
See related: COVID-19, Food Security, Grant Awards, Nutrition, Student Experience, U.S. Health Policy