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Health Care

Why the 2020 census matters for public health: An explainer

Chloe Reichel | November 18, 2019
Why the census matters and what it will mean for public health in the United States.
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Food, Agriculture

American diets have gotten a little healthier, but still fall short of guidelines

Chloe Reichel | September 26, 2019
American diets have gotten a little healthier, but still fall short of federal government recommendations for healthy eating.
Food, Agriculture

These 2 factors drive meat consumption worldwide

Chloe Reichel | September 16, 2019
To curb climate change, meat-eaters should step away from the T-bone. Research on drivers of meat consumption adds insight as to how to make that happen.
Economics

New economic research resurfaces debate about the link between legalized abortion and crime reduction

Clark Merrefield | May 24, 2019
New research finds that legalized abortion following Roe v. Wade accounts for 45% of the decline in U.S. crime rates over the past three decades. Some other economists are not convinced.
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Public Health

Child and adolescent deaths decreased by half worldwide since 1990

Chloe Reichel | April 29, 2019
Child and adolescent deaths have decreased 51.7% worldwide from 1990 to 2017. But the gap between poor and rich countries has grown.
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Health Care

Equal access to health care lessens racial, ethnic death rate disparities

Chloe Reichel | April 23, 2019
Research shows that when people of different races and ethnicities had equal access to health care, disparities in death rates decreased.
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Housing

U.S. county health rankings focus on the burden of housing costs

Chloe Reichel | March 19, 2019
Over one in ten households in the U.S. spends more than half their income on housing costs – a financial burden that takes a toll on health, too.
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Public Health

Knowing the specific benefits of exercise linked to exercising more

Chloe Reichel | December 4, 2018
New research suggests that people who know more about the benefits of physical activity spend more time doing it.
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Elections

How health affects voter turnout: A research roundup

Chloe Reichel | October 29, 2018
People with chronic illnesses, mental health concerns, disabilities and the seasonal flu are less likely to vote.
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Public Health

Minority children benefit from obesity prevention program

Chloe Reichel | July 31, 2018
A childhood obesity prevention program helped kids get healthier, especially minority children, new research finds.

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