How Should We Set Pandemic Capacity Limits for Restaurants and Bars?
The connection between the capacity limits and the community infection rate has not been quantified and can appear arbitrary.
Building Back Healthier: The Role of Public Health in State Disaster Recovery Law
Rates of Anxiety and Depression are High among Young Adults during COVID-19
Motorcycle Fatality Rates Due to Head Injuries are Lower in States with Helmet Laws
Motorcycle helmet laws reduce fatalities, serious cognitive disabilities, and social costs.
Math and Science Identity Change and Paths into and out of STEM: Gender and Racial Disparities
CNY Diaper Bank Data Collection System
Lyme Disease in the U.S.: Where is Risk Highest?
This data slice describes the geographic distribution of Lyme disease in the U.S. from 2009-2018 and summarizes prevention strategies.
Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Educational Attainment Among Adults with Intellectual Disability
This research brief examines whether birth cohort trends (from the early-1900s to late-1990s) in educational attainment among adults with intellectual disability differed among non-Hispanic Whites, non-Hispanic Blacks, and Hispanics.
Association Between Risk Factors for Complications From COVID-19, Perceived Chances of Infection and Complications, and Protective Behavior in the US
See related: COVID-19
Adults with Income Loss During COVID-19 Have Higher Rates of Anxiety and Depression
This data slice uses data from the U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey to compare rates of anxiety and depressive symptoms between U.S. adults with versus without employment income loss since COVID-19 hit the U.S. in March 2020.
How Do Emergency Medical Service Workers Cope with Daily Stressors?
This brief summarizes the results of a study that surveyed EMS workers in Syracuse, NY to better understand how their mental health symptoms relate to daily occupational stressors.
Opioid Misuse and Family Structure: Changes and Continuities in the Role of Marriage and Children over Two Decades
Family Ties Protect against Opioid Misuse among U.S. Young Adults
Battling the Public Health Harms of Tobacco Takes Time, Persistence, and Political Will: Reflecting on the New York State Clean Indoor Air Act of 2003
New York State’s Clean Indoor Air Act of 2003 (CAA03) and similar state laws are credited with curtailing several smoking-related diseases and deaths in the U.S.
The Sustainability of Health Care Systems in Europe
See related: Health Policy
Introducing the Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Age-at-Death Data Tracker
This data slice introduces a new data tracking tool that shows age-at-death trends for adults with intellectual disability, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other rare developmental disabilities, as well as those without IDD.
New York State’s Counties Have Different Trends in Population Aging
The percentage of the population age 60+ is growing faster in NY than in the U.S. overall.
More Uncertainty Leads to Less Accuracy on Death Certificates for Adults with Intellectual Disability
This research brief examines whether uncertainty surrounding the death is associated with the inaccurate reporting of intellectual disability as the underlying cause of death.