Lerner Center Research Publications

As the U.S. population ages, demand for aging and disability services will increase, but 15% of U.S. counties have no aging and disability services organizations.

Higher shares of poor/fair self-rated health among residents of rural and small urban counties than in large urban counties.

Fitness, parks, and active transportation organizations’ trusted relationships, large organizational networks, and health promotion expertise enables them to support disaster recovery efforts and community health after disasters.

Among older adults, U.S. Latinos have higher rates of cognitive impairment than U.S.-born whites.

For sexual minority individuals who have experienced trauma and loss stemming from the HIV epidemic, there are many similarities to COVID.

This brief describes geographic differences in ERA spending across the U.S. and encourages states and localities to adopt policies that increase program eligibility and streamline fund disbursement.

This research brief shows that in the first year of the pandemic, older Black and Latinx adults experienced greater negative economic impacts than older white adults.

This brief summarizes findings from research examining the connection between SNAP participation and preventative care in an infant’s first year of life in Missouri.

Older adults with lower socioeconomic status tend to have worse oral health, less dental insurance coverage, greater difficulties finding a dentist, and low-quality care.

This brief shows that in the first months of the pandemic, older adults were less likely to consume COVID-19 information or media than younger adults. 

Now, higher COVID-19 mortality rates in rural areas threaten to exacerbate the existing rural mortality penalty.

Families struggling to balance caregiving and paid employment face emotional, social, and financial stress, with especially severe negative impacts for women.

Ultimately, younger siblings of currently serving military personnel are an under-recognized at-risk population for depression and may have unmet needs for mental health care.

This brief summarizes findings from research examining the differences in provisions of charity care across different hospital market sectors – non-profit, for-profit, and government.

This data slice analyzes 2019 administrative data from Virginia to examine gaps in child care subsidy receipts.

This brief summarizes findings from a recently published paper examining administrative data from the Commonwealth of Virginia. 

This brief examines geographic trends in COVID-19 vaccination rates for adults age 65+. 

This brief compares COVID-19 vaccination rates across the U.S. rural-urban continuum and identifies the major contributors to lower rates of vaccination in rural counties.

Age and poor self-rated health increase the risk of experiencing mistreatment.