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Released: 1-Oct-2021 5:40 PM EDT
2021 E.R. Brown Symposium | "Opening Doors for All: Improving Health in Housing and Homelessness"
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Join the Fielding School's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (UCLA CHPR) as the center brings together public health leaders, community advocates, policymakers, and other thought leaders to help identify past successes and lessons learned, so that California can invest effectively with evidence-based solutions to creating a healthier, more prosperous California for all.

Newswise: Tufts University Receives $25 Million Challenge Grant from Schuler Education Foundation to Increase Number of Pell Grant-Eligible Students and Students with Undocumented Status
Released: 28-Sep-2021 10:05 AM EDT
Tufts University Receives $25 Million Challenge Grant from Schuler Education Foundation to Increase Number of Pell Grant-Eligible Students and Students with Undocumented Status
Tufts University

Tufts University has received a $25 million challenge grant from the Schuler Education Foundation, co-founded by Tufts alumni Jack Schuler and his daughter, Tanya Schuler Sharman, to expand its financial aid support of low-income students, including those whose family income qualifies them for federal Pell Grants, and students with undocumented status.

Released: 24-Sep-2021 2:55 PM EDT
Child abuse and neglect linked to early death in adulthood
University College London

Children who experience sexual or physical abuse or are neglected are more likely to die prematurely as adults, according to a new study analysing data from the 1950s to the present by researchers at UCL and the University of Cambridge.

   
Released: 15-Sep-2021 10:05 AM EDT
Dying at home, lack of healthcare contribute to COVID’s hidden death toll
Boston University School of Medicine

The official US death count for COVID-19 has now surpassed 650,000, but the true death toll is likely much higher.

Newswise: Green Bronx Machine's Stephen Ritz to Testify Before the U.S. Congress About Ending Hunger in America
Released: 14-Sep-2021 5:30 PM EDT
Green Bronx Machine's Stephen Ritz to Testify Before the U.S. Congress About Ending Hunger in America
Green Bronx Machine

Stephen Ritz, acclaimed teacher, founder of Green Bronx Machine and best-selling author of The Power of a Plant: A Teacher’s Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools, has been invited by United States Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-02), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, to testify before Congress on the role of schools in ending hunger and improving nutrition. Ritz will testify on Wednesday, September 15 at 11:00 a.m. His testimony can be viewed live at: https://youtu.be/AoB13ifdO6I.

Released: 2-Sep-2021 8:55 AM EDT
How Much Energy Do We Need to Achieve a Decent Life for All?
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

IIASA researchers have assessed how much energy is needed to provide the global poor with a decent life and have found that this can be reconciled with efforts to meet climate targets.

Released: 1-Sep-2021 12:20 PM EDT
UA Little Rock researchers explore challenges faced by homeless LGBTQ adults in Arkansas
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Criminal justice researchers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are investigating the unique challenges and barriers faced by homeless LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning) adults in Arkansas. LGBTQ adults experience a number of negative obstacles in life, such as discrimination, stigmatization, and victimization, that make the population especially vulnerable to experiencing homelessness.

Released: 1-Sep-2021 12:15 PM EDT
Food Insecurity During College Years Linked to Lower Graduation Rate
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A study led by a researcher at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that food insecurity among college students is associated with lower college graduation rates and lower chances of obtaining a bachelor’s or advanced degree

   
Released: 27-Aug-2021 4:30 PM EDT
New study shows rundown neighborhoods not slated to go into a steep decline
University of California, Davis

Scholars and criminologists have examined the relationship between urban decay and violent crime for decades.

Released: 19-Aug-2021 3:00 PM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Breakthrough Cases and COVID Boosters: Live Expert Panel for August 18, 2021
Newswise

Expert Q&A: Do breakthrough cases mean we will soon need COVID boosters? The extremely contagious Delta variant continues to spread, prompting mask mandates, proof of vaccination, and other measures. Media invited to ask the experts about these and related topics.

Released: 19-Aug-2021 10:05 AM EDT
Research Finds Hundreds of Millions of Africans Lack Basic Means of Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Research team led by Dr. Timothy Brewer, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, finds almost 900 million Africans live without on-site water, while 700 million people lack in-home soap/washing facilities

Released: 18-Aug-2021 1:30 PM EDT
New Study Planned to Help Understand Oral Health Outcomes for Children in Low-Income Areas
University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois Chicago researchers have received funding from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, a branch of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, for a five-year study to understand the oral health of children in low-income communities. Caries — or cavities — is the most common disease of childhood and can result in serious health issues including pain, difficulty eating, speech problems, and infections which can lead to hospitalization and surgeries for tooth extractions.

Released: 17-Aug-2021 3:40 PM EDT
Study: As cities grow in size, the poor 'get nothing at all'
Santa Fe Institute

On average, people in larger cities are better off economically. But a new study published in the Royal Society Interface builds on previous research that says, that’s not necessarily true for the individual city-dweller. It turns out, bigger cities also produce more income inequality.

   
Released: 13-Aug-2021 10:20 AM EDT
The Covid-19 pandemic has widened the gap between the rich and the poor, and it's not finished yet
University of Sheffield

New study from University of Sheffield highlights how the pandemic continues to widen the gap between the rich and the poor

Released: 11-Aug-2021 4:55 PM EDT
17-Year Study of Children Associates Poverty with Smaller, Slower-Growing Subcortical Regions
Washington University in St. Louis

Research from the lab of Deanna Barch and Joan Luby shows a lasting relationship between childhood poverty, brain development.

Released: 2-Aug-2021 12:35 PM EDT
Less Trade-Offs, More Synergies: New Pathway to Mitigate Climate Change and Boost Progress on UN Sustainable Development Goals
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

A world that combats climate change while simultaneously improving on all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is possible, a new study finds.

   
Released: 28-Jul-2021 2:10 PM EDT
Why Lockdown in Africa Does Not Work as a First COVID-19 Pandemic Response
University of Johannesburg

In an African pandemic it is more productive to consider lockdowns, after using other non-medical measures first, Especially in countries with high levels of poverty and corruption, says Prof Nicholas Ngepah, a Professor of Economics at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.

   
Released: 23-Jul-2021 12:05 PM EDT
Americans with Higher Net Worth at Midlife Tend to Live Longer
Northwestern University

One of the keys to a long life may lie in your net worth.

   
Released: 22-Jul-2021 2:40 PM EDT
New Map Shows Where Millions of UK Residents Struggle to Access Food
University of Sheffield

In one out of every six local authorities, rates of hunger are more than 150 per cent (one and a half times) the national average.

Released: 22-Jul-2021 9:45 AM EDT
Informing Policy for Long-Term Global Food Security
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

The results of a new IIASA-led study can be used to benchmark global food security projections and inform policy analysis and public debate on the future of food.

20-Jul-2021 7:00 PM EDT
City-Funded Housing Repairs in Low-Income Neighborhoods Associated with Drop in Crime
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, when a home received repairs through a city-funded program, total crime dropped by 21.9% on that block, and as the number of repaired houses on a block increased, instances of crime fell even further, according to research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania published today in JAMA Network Open.

Released: 20-Jul-2021 5:25 PM EDT
A Machine Learning Breakthrough: Using Satellite Images to Improve Human Lives
University of California, Berkeley

More than 700 imaging satellites are orbiting the earth, and every day they beam vast oceans of information -- including data that reflects climate change, health and poverty -- to databases on the ground.

Released: 20-Jul-2021 5:10 PM EDT
Vaccine acceptance higher in developing nations than U.S.
Cornell University

Willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine was considerably higher in developing countries than in the United States and Russia, according to new research.

   
Released: 20-Jul-2021 3:20 PM EDT
COVID-19 Shutdowns Reveal Racial Disparities in Exposure to Air Pollution
George Washington University

A new GW study of COVID-19 shutdowns in the United States reveals pronounced disparities in air pollution — with disenfranchised, minority neighborhoods still experiencing more exposure to a harmful air pollutant compared to wealthier, white communities.

Released: 19-Jul-2021 3:05 PM EDT
The Push for Healthy Communities
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

See ways the CSU is ensuring its community members have equal access to health care.

   
Released: 19-Jul-2021 8:40 AM EDT
COVID-19 Made Unequal Access to Food Worse, Study Suggests
Ohio State University

Long before COVID-19, low-income people had few options for buying healthy, fresh food. New research showed that pandemic only made the situation worse.

Released: 16-Jul-2021 2:30 PM EDT
Food Insufficiency Linked to Lack of Mental Health Services During Pandemic
University of Toronto

A new national study published in Public Health Nutrition on July 15 found that Americans experiencing food insufficiency were three times as likely to lack mental health support during the COVID-19 pandemic than those not experiencing food insufficiency.

   
Released: 15-Jul-2021 10:05 PM EDT
Poor and Minority Communities Suffer More from Extreme Heat in U.S. Cities
University of California San Diego

Low-income neighborhoods and communities with higher Black, Hispanic and Asian populations experience significantly more urban heat than wealthier and predominantly white neighborhoods within a vast majority of populous U.S. counties, according new research from the University of California San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy.

Released: 13-Jul-2021 5:55 PM EDT
The impact of COVID-19 on food-shopping behavior for food-insecure populations
University of Connecticut

The COVID-19 pandemic changed just about every aspect of normal life, including how we bought food.

   
Released: 13-Jul-2021 1:35 PM EDT
How Debit Cards Empower the Poor and Increase Financial Inclusion
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management

This is an OpEd by Sean Higgins, assistant professor of finance at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Released: 8-Jul-2021 6:10 PM EDT
Increased Physical Contact Does Not Infer Stronger Social Support, Data Indicates
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

While Americans try to get back to normal after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the country for more than a year, a new study found that unemployed, less educated and lower socioeconomic individuals don’t have the support of family and friends that they need to fully recover.

Released: 8-Jul-2021 3:50 PM EDT
Populist anti-foreign aid rhetoric has an impact on the public - but only among fans of populist politicians, study shows
University of Exeter

Populist anti-foreign aid rhetoric works - but only fans of populist politicians are convinced by hostile messages about charity abroad, a new study shows. Those who distrust populist politicians are significantly less susceptible to these messages.

Released: 7-Jul-2021 12:35 PM EDT
For Many Students, Double-dose Algebra Leads to College Attainment
Saint Louis University

In the United States, low-income and minority students are completing college at low rates compared to higher-income and majority peers — a detriment to reducing economic inequality. Double-dose algebra could be a solution, according to a new study.

Released: 1-Jul-2021 8:05 AM EDT
Bronze Age: how the market began
University of Göttingen

Knowing the weight of a commodity provides an objective way to value goods in the marketplace.

   
Released: 24-Jun-2021 1:00 PM EDT
What Was Learning At Home Like For Under-Connected Families?
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Internet access is up dramatically since 2015, but 18 percent of lower-income families had their service cut at least once during the pandemic due to cost, and 12 percent still have no computer at home at all, according to a report led by Rutgers and other researchers that highlights digital inequity after a year of learning at home.

Released: 24-Jun-2021 11:15 AM EDT
PIRE Research Connects Air Pollution to Worst Taiwanese Drought in Nearly 60 Years
University at Albany, State University of New York

The study, published in the Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, analyzed 13 years of satellite and surface to better understand how aerosols impact cloud lifecycle and precipitation during the autumn months over northern Taiwan.

Released: 23-Jun-2021 8:00 AM EDT
People Overestimate Black Americans’ Chances of Economic Success
Ohio State University

Americans consistently believe that poor African Americans are more likely to move up the economic ladder than they actually are, a new study shows.

Released: 16-Jun-2021 7:05 AM EDT
Finding Pathways For Sustainable Development in Africa
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

A new project funded by the Belmont Forum will develop novel tools and capacities to understand and manage interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and support sustainable development pathways for African countries.

Released: 8-Jun-2021 1:10 PM EDT
Report calls for 'comprehensive action' to tackle poverty in UK city
Staffordshire University

Rising unemployment, inadequate benefits and low paid work are the main causes of poverty and destitution in Stoke-on-Trent according to the findings of a new study.

Released: 4-Jun-2021 12:20 PM EDT
UHN announces first-in-Canada Social Medicine Modular Housing in Parkdale, in partnership with the City and United Way Greater Toronto
University Health Network (UHN)

University Health Network (UHN) and the Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine, in partnership with the City of Toronto and United Way Greater Toronto (UWGT), are creating what is believed to be the first of its kind in Canada, Social Medicine Supportive Housing site in Parkdale, Toronto.

Released: 1-Jun-2021 11:30 AM EDT
Seeds of economic health disparities found in subsistence society
Washington State University

No billionaires live among the Tsimane people of Bolivia, although some are a bit better off than others.

   
Released: 1-Jun-2021 10:45 AM EDT
Foster care, homelessness are higher education hurdles
University of Georgia

A college education is estimated to add $1 million to a person’s lifetime earning potential, but for some students the path to earning one is riddled with obstacles. That journey is even more difficult for students who have been in the foster care system or experienced homelessness, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.

Released: 28-May-2021 1:30 PM EDT
Data from 45 million mobile users further shows poorer people less able to stay at home COVID rules
Taylor & Francis

People living in deprived, less affluent neighborhoods spent less time indoors at home during lockdown, according to a study that tracked data from millions of mobile phone users across the United States.

Released: 26-May-2021 4:35 PM EDT
Grocery taxes put low-income families at risk for food insecurity
Cornell University

Approximately one-third of all U.S. counties do not exempt grocery foods from the general sales tax, which means the lowest-income families living in those areas are most susceptible to food insecurity. New research from Cornell University finds that even a slight grocery tax-rate increase could be problematic for many.

Released: 24-May-2021 5:25 PM EDT
UCLA/VA Center for Excellence for Veteran Resilience and Recovery in Homelessness and Behavioral Health to Sponsor May 27 Academic/Public Conference
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Dr. Kenneth Wells, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, will collaborate with colleagues at UCLA and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs to lead this week’s “Veteran Resilience and Recovery” conference at UCLA, created to focus on the veteran community, including addressing homelessness and behavioral health.

Released: 20-May-2021 12:25 PM EDT
When the Parking Lot Becomes a Health Clinic
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

The Free Clinic in Lubbock, Texas, came up with an innovative solution to continue to see patients who didn't have access to the internet.

   


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