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Less Worthy Lives? We Must Prioritize People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation

Scott D. Landes, Margaret A. Turk, Katherine E. McDonald, Maya Sabatello

Individuals with developmental and intellectual disability should prioritized during COVID-19 vaccination allocation.

December 10, 2020

The Mental Health Toll of COVID-19

Xiaoyan Zhang

The coronavirus pandemic has profoundly disrupted Americans' lives. The share of U.S. adults reporting unmet mental health treatment needs has been rising steadily over the past couple of months. Rates are even higher for adults with children in the household.

December 8, 2020

Health is Political: Public Health Practitioners and Researchers Should be Trained Accordingly

Claire Pendergrast

Policy has long been considered a core element of public health practice. The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear that public health practice and research exist within a political context that cannot be ignored.

December 1, 2020

Trimmed Mean Group Estimation

Yoonseok Lee & Donggyu Sul
November 30, 2020

Technical Efficiency of Public Middle Schools in New York City

William C. Horrace, Michah W. Rothbart & Yi Yang
November 30, 2020

COVID-19 Reduced Outpatient Visits by up to 70% in the US

Pinka Chatterji, Yue Li

The COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for healthcare providers. Outpatient visits dropped by up to 70% relative to the same weeks in prior years.

November 17, 2020

When States Align Social Welfare Programs: Considering the Child Support Income Exclusion for SNAP

Colleen M. Heflin, Leonard M. Lopoo & Mattie Mackenzie-Liu
November 11, 2020

RSD by UNHCR: difficulties and dilemmas

Lamis Abdelaaty
November 10, 2020

The Effects of Vietnam-Era Military Service on the Long-Term Health of Veterans: A Bounds Analysis

Xintong Wang, Carlos A. Flores & Alfonso Flores-Lagunes
October 31, 2020

There are Large Disparities between U.S. States in Cardiovascular Mortality among Adults aged 55 and Older

Nader Mehri

Over the past 20 years, declines in cardiovascular disease mortality rates have been much smaller in some U.S. states than others. Rates have also started to increase in some states in recent years.

October 29, 2020

Flooding Negatively Affects Health and Rural America is Not Immune

Danielle Rhubart

Flooding is on the rise in the US and rural states are not immune. Chronic and one-time flood events can have devastating consequences for financial well-being, with residual impacts on mental and physical health.

October 27, 2020

Exposure to Food Insecurity during Adolescence and Educational Attainment

Colleen Heflin, Rajeev Darolia & Sharon Kukla-Acevedo
October 22, 2020

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The U.S. Rural Mortality Penalty is Wide and Growing

Shannon M. Monnat

In the U.S., rural mortality rates are much higher than those in urban areas, and the gap has widened in recent years. Several causes of death are to blame.

October 20, 2020

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