Differences in COVID-19 experiences between U.S. working age adults with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Differences in COVID-19 infection and clinical outcomes between adults with and without ADHD are well documented. Less is known about disparities in t…

Adults with #ADHD reported worse #COVID19 experiences than adults without ADHD. Learn more in this study by Nastassia Vaitsiakhovich, CPR Director @smonnat.bsky.social, CPR Research Affiliate Andrew London, and Scott Landes. @maxwellsu.bsky.social

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I pre-ordered. You should, too!

Do you do research on rural policies and policies? Submit an abstract for this special issue of Rural Sociology on Policies, Politics, and the Wellbeing of Rural People and Places. Abstracts due May 1.

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New paper @jhppl.bsky.social (w/ Michael Shepherd & Alee Lockman) where we find Americans who grew up (socialized) in rural areas are more likely to own guns, support the NRA, & hold more conservative firearm policy attitudes over the lifespan, even after moving away. 1/

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Hard Row to Hoe: The Long-term Influence of Rural Childhood Socialization and Health Outcomes In Event: The Politics of Rural Resources in the U.S. Michael Shepherd, Chair Sat, April 25, 11:40 to 1:10 CDT Michael Shepherd University of Michigan Center for Political Studies Alee Lockman Kristin Kay Lunz Trujillo

@mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social et al find adults who grew up in rural areas had worse childhood health access, worse health outcomes, lower trust in medicine, and less support for health policies backed by scientific consensus. With Alee Lockman and @klunztrujillo.bsky.social #MPSA2026

INRPHA Annual Meeting kicks off with this virtual panel discussing potential implications of the Rural Health Transformation Program for U.S. rural working-age and older adults. Register: buff.ly/BpSVKHN
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"Human beings crave a narrative. We want our lives to be about something. W/out an anchoring story, we're unmoored. Work means nothing other than a paycheck. Gov't means nothing other than keeping prices low or gaming it for profit... Kindness and community are for suckers."

COVID-19 masking requirements and activity restrictions were linked to increased gun violence during 2020-2021. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/290/

Live Free and Die: US Life Expectancy Has a Problem (But It's Not Seed Oils) We deserve to live until we are old

We deserve to live until we are old.

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FUNDING ALERT - the Interdisciplinary Network on Rural Population Health and Aging invites proposals for pilot research on the drivers of rural health & aging trends and disparities. Proposals are due by Friday, April 10. The RFP can be accessed at drive.google.com/file/d/1YESp...

6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong Many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Two scholars who study rural communities bust 6 of those myths, complicating the conventional wisdom.

Rural America is often talked about as if it’s one place with one story. It isn’t.

Rural demographers break down 6 commonly-held myths about rural America, and why getting them wrong has real consequences (thread) ⬇️

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Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind, new survey of Michigan officials shows Officials from 70% of Michigan’s 1,856 cities, villages, counties and townships completed the survey.

Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind on voter engagement, new survey of Michigan officials shows buff.ly/5p6D4WR

Congrats @bethmacy.bsky.social!

Is AI supplementing care or replacing it? Among U.S. adults who use AI for mental health support, 28% now visit human mental health professionals less often. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/288/

Vermont Edition Federal agents have arrested more than 100 people in Vermont over the last 10 months. Those arrests have heightened fears in tight-knit communities across the state. Vermont Public’s Peter Hirschfeld ...

“The food system perspective is really important here. It's not just about how do they pay for labor costs and compete, but why do we have this system where so little of the money is going to farmers,” says Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social

Reading that felt like an icepick to my temple.

And "interrogate". And "the ways in which".

6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong Many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Two scholars who study rural communities bust 6 of those myths, complicating the conventional wisdom.

New in The Conversation from Tim Slack and @smonnat.bsky.social Shannon Monnat: "6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong"
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Thanks for posting and for sharing with us your data for the figure!

Our Center for Policy Research alumni do awesome things! Congrats, Graham!

6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong Many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Two scholars who study rural communities bust 6 of those myths, complicating the conventional wisdom.

Check out my article in the @us.theconversation.com today, co-authored with Tim Slack.

6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong

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Healthcare is broken, example 1,350.
Consolidation is driving out all smaller outfits, leaving pharmacy deserts. Appalachia takes it in the shorts, again.

Rural America feels differently about the future A survey has shown rural America is feeling more optimistic about the country's future, at a time when many others are feeing the opposite.

“Optimism driven by political satisfaction does not necessarily track with objective indicators of well-being. There is little evidence that conditions in most rural communities are improving,” says Professor @smonnat.bsky.social.
@sulernercenter.bsky.social @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

Rural America feels differently about the future A survey has shown rural America is feeling more optimistic about the country's future, at a time when many others are feeing the opposite.

"While optimism may reflect short-term satisfaction with political leadership, the administration's policy choices mean that most rural communities are unlikely to see improved economic and health outcomes in the near future" says @smonnat.bsky.social.

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US State Policies, Politics, and Life Expectancy | Milbank Quarterly Context: Life expectancy in the United States has increased little in previous decades, declined in recent years, and become more unequal across US

Not an expert, just a writer, but yes. While not specifically about misinformation, I think the work of Jennifer Karas Montez, et al on state policies is relevant to the information environment. I see links all the time in my reporting.
www.milbank.org/quarterly/ar... c: @smonnat.bsky.social

In a new Demography article with @marasheftel.bsky.social we document the aging of the undocumented immigrant population. Half of undocumented Asians and one in five undocumented Mexicans are 50 or older, and now entering older adulthood without a safety net.
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Free and subsidized food programs are complex, expensive, and ineffective for older adults. Our experts break down the key limitations of community-based food programs for #olderadults in the final brief from our #SUFoodInsecuritySeries: surface.syr.edu/lerner/283/. @maxwellsu.bsky.social

Death rates rose in hospital ERs after private equity firms took over, study finds The increased deaths in emergency departments at private equity-owned hospitals are most likely the result of reduced staffing levels, researchers say.

Who could've predicted this?
@brianralexander.bsky.social

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Chart shows changes in the occupation structure of the US labor market from 1880 to 2024.

Wow! How the US labor market has changed -

Large drops in shares of farming & blue collar jobs
Big increases in shares of professional and service jobs
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