Media coverage of political disputes about public health measures: Research brief
2014 research brief on how local and national media coverage of local health issues shifts over time, by Erika Franklin Fowler, Wesleyan University, and Sarah Elizabeth Gollust, University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
Peanut allergies and emerging trends: Review of science and public policy
2015 review of recent research and relevant data that can help put peanut and food allergies in context, with a look at medical facts and trends relating to regulation.
Violent media and real-world behavior: Historical data and recent trends
2015 study from Stetson University published in Journal of Communications that explores violence in movies and video games and rates of societal violence over the same period.
Computerization, atomization, crowdsourcing and the new economics of employment
2014 research review on how technology will increasingly break down labor into component parts and related economic and employment outcomes.
After the 2015 death of the New York Times media critic, we highlight his 2011 conversation with technology scholar danah boyd on the nature of media in the era of WikiLeaks and Occupy Wall Street.
Evidence on mental health care coverage for young adults under the Affordable Care Act
2014 study in Health Affairs analyzing how the implementation of the Dependant Coverage Provision of the ACA helped boost rates of young persons seeking mental health treatment.
Vaccine noncompliance, measles and public information: Research on MMR outbreaks
2015 review of public health and communications research suggesting that messages to address growing noncompliance with vaccines must be modified and tested.
The contested field of violent video games: Research roundup
2013 review of scholarly studies that examine possible positive and negative outcomes of violent video game play, including links to aggressive behavior.
Effects of welfare reform in terms of costs and mortality: Data analysis
2014 study in the American Journal of Public Health on the cost-effectiveness of welfare reform, examining both cost savings and effects on mortality rates and life expectancy.
Perspectives on winter woes and risks: Research roundup
2013 review of scholarly literature and government reports on winter weather and human activities, including on how to prevent or manage some of the season’s worst threats.
