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Social Disparities and Health: Institute for Policy Research

WebThe Center on Social Disparities and Health continues to expand its scope of activities to understand how social, economic, and cultural contexts affect physical and mental health, as well as cognitive achievement, at the …

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New IPR Research: April 2024: Institute for Policy Research

WebPublished: April 24, 2024. This month’s new research from our faculty experts explores partisan disparities in the use of science in policy and how immigration …

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How the Economy Affects Health

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic has raised a difficult dilemma for policymakers as they weigh the cost of protecting public health versus opening the economy. IPR health psychologists …

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Greater Wealth at Midlife May Be Tied to a Longer Life

WebLiving a longer life may be tied to how much money you have made by midlife. In the first wealth and longevity study to incorporate siblings and twin pair data, the …

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New IPR Research: March 2024: Institute for Policy …

WebPublished: March 27, 2024. This month’s new research from our faculty experts investigates adolescent experiences and wellbeing the pandemic and the connection between …

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The Political Consequences of Poor Mental Health

WebSince the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation’s mental health has been in decline.Years of uncertainty, lockdowns, grief, and economic precarity led to at …

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Racial Disparities in Food Insecurity Persist: Institute for …

WebDuring the COVID-19 crisis, food insecurity rates among households with children have been sharply elevated—particularly so among Black and Hispanic …

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Research Round-Up: Studying Mental Health: Institute for …

WebIn a given year in the United States, 43.8 million people experience a mental health condition, according to the National Alliance on Mental Health. May is National …

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Social Science Research in a COVID-19 World

WebAs COVID-19 continues to spread in the U.S. and around the globe, its effects have been wide-ranging and abrupt, throwing untold tens of millions out of work, shutting …

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Infographic: Payday Loans Tied to Health Risks

WebAbout 12 million Americans use payday loans each year, but new research shows these short-term loans could be making borrowers sick.. In SSM - Population …

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Food and Water Insecurity: ‘A Borderless Topic’

WebOn April 21 and 22, 2023, Northwestern University hosted a key regional meeting in Mexico City in partnership with Universidad Iberoamericana and Mexico’s National Institute of …

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Post-COVID, Young Adults Struggle More with Their Mental …

WebWho We Are . Who We Are Overview; Faculty Experts Meet our faculty fellows and associates, visiting scholars, and faculty emeriti.; Honors & Media Mentions …

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Distinguished Lecture: Child Health As Human Capital

WebJanet Currie lectured on the importance of child health to long-term academic and labor outcomes. If the Oxford Dictionary defines capital as “a valuable …

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Labor Unions Are Key in Protecting Workers’ Rights in States

WebA group of protestors rallied in support of Amazon workers and unionization on January 15, 2022, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Workers at Starbucks, Chipotle, Amazon, REI, …

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Three Assumptions About Inflammation That May Be Wrong

WebInflammation protects against infections and aids in healing. But if left uncontrolled, it can lead to heart disease and other degenerative diseases of aging and …

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Food Insecurity During COVID-19 in Households with …

WebFollow @IPRatNU | www.ipr.northwestern.edu Schanzenbach & Pitts‚ 9 July 2020 1 ^Food Insecurity During COVID-19 in Households with Children: Results by …

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The Opioid Crisis: An ‘Epidemic Within the Pandemic’

WebBefore the COVID crisis, there was the opioid crisis. Though the pandemic has grabbed the headlines, Americans continue to die of opioids at alarming rates: 136 …

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