Socioeconomics

Individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) face the burdens of chronic illness and often racial disparities, both of which may increase vulnerability to adverse social determinants of health (SDoH). For children with SCD, living in…

UM-led study provides insights to revise federally funded managed retreat programCredit: Scite MIAMI--An analysis of FEMA's 30-year-old property buyout program offers new insight into the growing debate on managed retreat--moving…

Credit: Rebecca Weeks New research shows that conservation initiatives often spread like disease, which helps scientists and policymakers to better design successful programs that are more likely to be adopted. In a study…

Lockheed Martin to open a location in El Paso near the UTEP campus EL PASO, Texas - The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) President Heather Wilson and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Vice President of Engineering &…

Study first to examine parents' vocabulary and grammar as an influence on children's acquisition of EnglishCredit: Florida Atlantic University The way a highly proficient speaker of English talks to a child is different from the way a less…

Among health policy and health services researchers, women have half the average number of followers as their male counterparts PHILADELPHIA -- Women who are health policy or health services researchers face a significant disparity in…

Population aging projections across the US show a divide between cities and rural areas, which could lead to pockets of vulnerability to climate change. Rural parts of the US are aging more rapidly than urban areas, which could lead to…

Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report featuring National Disability Institute's work on the end goal of disability employment -- financial stability and independence for people with disabilitiesCredit: Kessler…

New Orleans, LA - A first-of-its-kind study led by researchers at LSU Health New Orleans Schools of Public Health and Medicine found that asthma may protect against obesity among African American female adolescents living in disadvantaged…

A new IZA World of Labor report publishing tomorrow (2nd October) finds the number of prime-age males outside the labor force increasing worldwide. This development goes hand in hand with an increase in ill-being driven by high levels of…