Stroke: Identifying Symptoms and Acting Fast to Save Lives and Prevent Permanent Disabilities
This issue brief describes stroke symptoms and prevention guidelines, summarizes the information 9-1-1 callers should be prepared to provide when someone is having a stroke, and discusses the importance of acting quickly to save lives and long-term damage.
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences
See related: Aging
Regulating Net Metering in the United States: A Landscape Overview of States’ Net Metering Policies and Outcomes
See related: Energy
Charting Three Trajectories for Globalising Public Administration Research and Theory
The Impact of Technological Innovation on Service Delivery: Social Media and Smartphone Integration in a 311 System
The Public Good, Bad Policies, and Tough Times: When Profit and Public Interests Collide
This issue brief describes how privatization of public goods undermines public health, damages public trust, and erodes democracy and provides suggestions for how we can rethink policies to value people over profits instead of valuing profits over people.
Oral Health Is Important, but How Important?
This issue brief describes the short- and long-term effects of a poor dental health routine and the simple steps necessary to maintain a healthy smile.
Unmet Needs are Associated with Increased Stress and Poor Physical and Mental Health in Early Adulthood
This research brief examines how different types of material hardship (difficulty paying for food, bills, and health care) are associated with self-rated health, depression, sleep problems, and suicidal thoughts among U.S. young adults (ages 24-32).
Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Development Increased Income for Rural Pennsylvania Families, but Youth Obesity Rates Remained High
A new study finds that despite increased income due to Marcellus Shale, childhood obesity in rural PA remain unchanged.
The Unique Impacts of U.S. Social and Health Policies on Rural Population Health and Aging
The relationship between human rights and refugee protection: an empirical analysis
See related: Human Rights, Refugees
A new divide? Assessing the transnational-nationalist dimension among political parties and the public across the EU
See related: Europe
The Other Side of the Coin: Public Opinion toward Social Tax Expenditures
See related: Taxation
Area Agencies on Aging Provide Crucial Support for Older New Yorkers During COVID-19
This research brief discusses how Area Agencies on Aging are providing crucial support for older NewYorkers during COVID-19.
Local conditions and the demand for independence: A dataset of secessionist grievances
Same-Sex Sexuality and the Risk of Divorce: Findings from Two National Studies
See related: Sexual Identity
Depth-Weighted Forecast Combination: Application to COVID-19 Cases