Is Home Birth a Choice? Racial and Geographic Differences in Unintended Home Births in the U.S. Home births that happen without planning or medical support (i.e., unintended home births) carry a higher likelihood of adverse outcomes, such as low birth weight, preterm birth, and hypothermia. This...

Unintended home births (i.e., those without planning or medical support) carry high risk of adverse outcomes. Rates of unintended home births are 6–8% among White women but 33–61% among Black women, depending on region and metro status. @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner surface.syr.edu/lerner/295/

How Does Striving Against Adversity Impact Emotional Well-being and Cardiovascular Risk in Children? Working hard and persisting through challenges (i.e., striving) are often encouraged for children who face adversity.  But for children facing severe adversity, striving can come with hidden costs. Th...

High-striving children have better mental health, but high-striving children living in high adversity also have higher cardiovascular disease risk than their lower-striving peers. @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner surface.syr.edu/lerner/294/

Living in Liberal Areas Reduced COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Conservatives Political divisions shaped public health responses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with conservatives expressing higher vaccine hesitancy than liberals. But does where conservatives live matter? Thi...

Where you live may have shaped your #COVID19 vaccination decisions. Conservatives in liberal communities had lower vaccine hesitancy and higher vaccine uptake than conservatives in conservative communities. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/293/

How Do State Labor Policies Impact Disability for Latino Adults in the U.S.? Latino adults in the United States experience a greater burden of disability than non-Latino White adults. This brief summarizes findings from a study using data from the 2000-2016 American Community…

From 2000 to 2016, the average disability rate among Latinos ages 45-85 in the U.S. was 21.6% in states with the most conservative labor policies vs. 17.6% in states with the most liberal policies. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth brief:

CATAcode is a new free tool that helps researchers systematically handle multiracial and multi-identity data in health research. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/291/

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/

Latin American Refugees to the U.S. Experience More Discrimination than Refugees from other Regions Discrimination is a serious challenge for refugees trying to rebuild their lives in new countries. This data slice presents findings from the 2022 Annual Survey of Refugees (ASR), a nationally represe...

Latin American refugees to the U.S. have a 62.4% probability of experiencing discrimination, the highest rate among all refugee groups. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/289/

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/

Counties with more bachelor's degree holders have lower death rates among degree holders but higher death rates among non-degree holders. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/287/

More Girls in the Classroom Improves Adolescent Mental Health Mental health challenges are common among adolescents in the United States. This brief summarizes findings from a study using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health...

Classrooms with more girls have better mental health outcomes for both boys and girls. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/286/.

How Does County Industry Mix Matter for Working-Age Mortality? The types of industries that dominate employment in a county shape the health of the entire community, even for people who don't work in those sectors. This brief summarizes findings of a study that…

The types of industries that dominate employment in a county shape the health of the entire community. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth brief:

Adult ADHD is Linked to Higher Illicit Drug Use and Prescription Drug Misuse Adolescents and young adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are more likely than their peers without ADHD to use illicit drugs and misuse prescription drugs. This brief summarize...

Adults with #ADHD are 1.6 to 3.3x more likely to report past-year illicit drug use or prescription drug misuse than those without ADHD. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/284/

Is Health Insurance Related to Breastfeeding Duration? Breastfeeding duration, which plays an important role in shaping maternal and infant health, can be influenced by insurance type. This data slice uses data from the 2022-2023 National Survey of Family...

Mothers with private insurance breastfeed for longer durations than mothers with public insurance. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/278/

Heart Attacks are on the Rise among Young and Middle-Aged Adults in the United States Heart attacks are on the rise among young and middle-aged adults in the United States. This brief describes these increases, the role of behavioral, lifestyle, and societal factors, and provides recom...

Heart attack risk is startlingly high and rising among U.S. young adults. Learn more about this concerning trend in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth issue brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/277/ #HeartDisease

Breast Cancer Diagnoses are Increasing among Racial and Ethnic Minority Women in the U.S. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer and a leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States. This data slice uses data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Prog...

Breast cancer incidence rates are highest among NH White women in the U.S. but diagnoses are on the rise among racial and ethnic minority women. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/276/ #BreastCancer

Older Women in the U.S. Were Lonelier Than Men During the COVID-19 Pandemic Loneliness damages health and quality of life. The COVID-19 pandemic increased social isolation and loneliness among some groups in the U.S. This data slice uses data from the 2020 Health and Retireme...

Among #olderadults, women were more likely than men to report being lonely during the first year of the #COVID19 #pandemic. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/275/

How Does the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Impact Time Spent Assisting Adults? Unpaid caregiving for adults is crucial to maintaining health, independence, and well-being at older ages. In their working years, caregivers potentially face trade-offs between unpaid caregiving and ...

How does the Earned Income Tax Credit (#EITC) impact caregivers’ time spent assisting adults? Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #pophealth brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/274/

Grandparents in the U.S. are Providing More Support to Their Grandchildren Now Than in the Past Grandparents in the U.S. provide extensive support to their children and grandchildren, in the form of both financial assistance and childcare. But recent demographic changes (e.g., later childbirth, ...

Grandparents in the U.S. are providing more financial and childcare support to grandchildren than ever. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/273/

Disability Measures Used in U.S. Federal Surveys Significantly Underreport Disability Status U.S. federal surveys commonly use two question sets to measure disability: the American Community Survey (ACS-6) and the Washington Group Short Set (WG-SS). This data slice uses data from the 2011-201...

#Disability measures used in U.S. federal surveys significantly underreport disability status. Find out more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #CAPS #pophealth data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/272/

How Do Gender and Marital Status Impact High-Risk Polysubstance Use? Drug overdose deaths in the United States increasingly include the use of multiple drugs, known as polysubstance use. These include opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine, tranquilizers, and sedatives. Pol...

Polysubstance use is increasingly involved in #overdose deaths. Learn more about how gender and marital status impact high-risk #polysubstance use in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #pophealth research brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/271/

Increased Suicidality Risk among Adolescents with an Active-Duty Sibling or Parent in the United States Adolescents who have a parent currently serving in the U.S. military face distinctive social stressors and developmental challenges, and have higher rates of internalizing and externalizing disorders,...

Teens with a parent or sibling currently serving in the US #military are at increased risk of #suicide. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #CAPS #pophealth brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/270/ #SuicidePrevention

Behavioral Science-Based “Nudges” Could Increase Physical Activity among Adolescents with ADHD Children and adolescents with ADHD are more likely to exhibit difficulties in school, have higher rates of injuries and accidents and more family conflicts, and are at higher risk of depression and an...

Behavioral science-based “nudges” could increase physical activity among adolescents with #ADHD. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #CAPS brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/269/

Hospital Travel Times are Too Long in Rural Puerto Rico Access to timely hospital care is essential for health equity, yet there are significant disparities in hospital accessibility across Puerto Rico. This data slice uses data from the 2023 U.S. Census B...

Hospital travel times are too long in #rural #PuertoRico. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #CAPS #pophealth data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/268/

Do Schools Have the Capacity to Provide Free Meals to Every Student? Over 20 million students nationally attend schools that offer universal free meals (UFM). Advocates argue that UFM increases school meal participation, decreases stigma, and reduces administrative cos...

Both Universal Free Meals (#UFM) and Breakfast in the Classroom (#BIC) help increase school meal participation. Learn more in this new #SULerner #pophealth brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/267/

What Factors Influenced COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy? Evidence from Social Media Vaccine hesitancy is one of the most significant threats to global public health efforts. Despite the rapid development and deployment of effective vaccines, resistance to vaccination has persisted in...

What factors influenced #COVID19 vaccine hesitancy in the U.S.? Learn more in this new #SULerner #PopHealth brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/266/ #VaccineHesitancy

More Police Spending is Linked to Higher Opioid Overdose Mortality Rates In the United States, over 100,000 people die from drug overdoses every year. County fiscal policies, particularly police spending and revenue generated from fines and forfeitures, not only shape the ...

Higher county-level police spending is linked to higher drug #overdose death rates, especially in places with more revenue from fines and forfeitures. Learn more in this new #SULerner #PopHealth brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/265/

As we look back on 2024, we are excited to share our most downloaded #SULerner Population Health Research Briefs of the year! To read these briefs and more, visit: surface.syr.edu/lerner/

Seasonal Pollen Increases Traffic Fatalities in the United States Traffic fatalities are the among the leading causes of death in the United States. Motor vehicle crash death rates have declined overall in the U.S. in recent decades, but there is substantial variati...

Traffic fatalities increase 5.8% when the local #pollen count is high. Learn more in this new #SULerner #PopHealth brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/264/

What Factors Contribute to Racial Disparities in Asthma Prevalence in the United States? Asthma is strongly associated with the environmental factors in which one lives. Poor environmental factors, such as motor vehicle pollution and lack of emergency room access, lead to a higher prevale...

#Asthma prevalence and mortality are higher among Black individuals than White individuals. Learn why in this new #SULerner #PopHealth brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/263/

Political Polarization Harms Public Health Political polarization poses considerable risks to well-being. Both ideological polarization (“extremification” of policy positions and ideological orientations) and affective polarization (out-party ...

Political polarization has increased over time, with detrimental impacts on public health. Learn more in this #SULerner brief #pophealth #COVID19: surface.syr.edu/lerner/262/
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