The Unequal Burden of Long COVID
This data slice summarizes data from the U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey and reports that although there are no significant racial/ethnic differences in overall activity limitations from long COVID, a higher percentage of Black and Hispanic/Latino adults report experiencing “significant” activity limitations compared to Whites.
Limited Cognitive Ability May Reduce SNAP Participation among Older Adults
U.S. state policy contexts and mortality of working-age adults
"U.S. state policy contexts and mortality of working-age adults," co-authored by sociologists Jennifer Karas Montez and Shannon Monnat, was published by PLoS ONE.
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Conservative State Policies Contribute to Higher Mortality Rates among Working-age Americans
The Cost of Being a Woman: How Race and Education Affect the Gender Pay Gap
Older Immigrants Are More Likely Than Older Nonimmigrants to Experience Loneliness
This research brief explores the impact of age at immigration on feelings of loneliness and considers factors such as health, socio-demographics, and engagement in volunteering in the assessment.
Sociocultural and Demographic Drivers of Latino Population Health in New York State
Allowing Cities to Mandate Employer Paid Sick Leave Could Reduce Deaths among Working-Age Adults
Rural America, Older Adult Vaccination Rates Higher in Counties with More Aging, Disability Services
It finds that rural counties with higher ADS density have higher older adult vaccination rates.
Native American Mental Health: Adding Culture to the Conversation
This issue brief describes the influence of colonialism on AI/AN mental health and discusses how barriers to mental health treatment can be addressed by integrating AI/AN culture into traditional mental health services and increasing AI/AN presence in mental health occupations.
Social Support Protected Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This brief shows that those who reported having emotional support from family and friends were less likely to report negative mental health effects from the COVID-19 pandemic (32.9%) compared to those without emotional support (50.2%).
Expansions in the U.S. Child Care and Development Block Grant Improved Program Stability
This brief summarizes the policy changes made in Virginia and describes how those changes improved child care subsidy stability and participation in that state.
Landes' new research finds increased COVID-19 risk among those with IDD in eleven states
New research from Scott Landes and colleagues reports an increased COVID-19 risk among people with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) in eleven U.S. states and Washington, D.C. Results underscore the need to ensure vaccine access for all people with IDD and for all U.S. states to report COVID outcomes for people with IDD.
Scott Landes finds that Heart disease was associated with COVID-19 mortality among those with IDD
Lerner Affiliate, Scott Landes, finds that risk factors for COVID-19 diagnosis and mortality for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) receiving residential services are similar to (age, preexisting conditions, size of residence) and unique from (Down syndrome) those reported in the general population.
Scott Landes and Margaret Formica Publish New Article in Disability and Health Journal
Austin Brown and Mariah Brennan publish paper on self-esteem in 12-step recovery
Austin McNeill Brown and Mariah Brennan Nanni co-authored a paper titled Self-Esteem in 12-Step Recovery; Theoretical History, Evidence, and Implications for Future Research.
Kent Cheng article Influenza-Associated Excess Mortality in Philippines '16-15 published in PLOS ONE