More than 7 million children live with a parent with alcohol problems
2012 report from the U.S. government’s Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality spotlighting data relating to children of alcoholics in the United States.
Health
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to health, health care and health equity
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Health reporting: Semester-long course on covering the science, policy and business of health care
Semester-long course on covering health care in the United States, including investigating wrongdoing in health and medicine, and interpret health in political, socio-economic and medical contexts.
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Demand for health insurance among uninsured Americans
2012 study from Princeton University on the number of uninsured Americans who might participate in reform efforts.
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Prenatal exposure to pesticides linked to gestational age and birthweight
2012 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on the relationship between maternal prenatal insecticide exposure and a child’s gestational age and birthweight.
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Market structure, competition from assisted living facilities and quality in the nursing home industry
2012 study from Harvard Medical School in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy on the effect of market factors on the quality of long-term care.
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Health care as a “market good”? Appendicitis as a case study
2012 study from the University of California, San Francisco, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine about large variations in health care costs in California hospitals.
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Why is the teen birth rate in the U.S. so high and why does it matter?
2012 paper from the University of Maryland and Wellesley College on underlying factors that explain America’s relatively higher rates of teen childbearing.
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Prevalence of autism spectrum disorders: CDC 2012 report
2012 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the increasing rate of autism diagnoses across the Unites States.
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Prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure and child behavior at age 6-7
2012 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on the link between prenatal exposure to airborne pollutants and behavioral issues later in the children’s lives.
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Endocrine disruptors and asthma-associated chemicals in consumer products
2012 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on the chemical compounds present in 85 samples of household cleaning and personal care products.
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