A study by Lauren Eberly found that culturally tailored meals featuring traditional Navajo ingredients reduced hospitalizations and emergency department visits among Navajo Nation residents with heart failure.
Sameed Khatana and colleagues revealed that policies associated with higher SNAP participation were also associated with lower rates of cardiovascular death.
A study by Joseph Nwadiuko found that, among Black individuals, undocumented immigrants were more likely to be uninsured and less likely to use health care.
Research by Rachel M. Werner discovered that overall closure rates stayed stable, but 29% of closures left communities without nearby care, largely in rural areas.
OP-ED WRITING COURSE
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Thursday, September 17, 2026 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. ET
A Conversation with Amir Bassiri, MSW, Drew Gonshorowski, MS, and Kevin Lownds, JD. Moderated by Dan Gorenstein.
Virtual event open to the public.
IN THE MEDIA
“Stop Saying There's a Nursing Shortage.” Karen Lasater.TIME
“NIH Limits Funding for Research on the Health Effects of Public Policy.” Meredith Matone.Nature
“Ahead of Midterms, Republicans Run Ads After Cutting Healthcare Funds.” Daniel Hopkins.NPR
“New Study Links GLP-1s to Hair Loss.” Yong Chen.MedPage Today
“More Than 2 Million to Face Major SNAP Changes: What to Know.” Christina Roberto. Newsweek
PUBLICATIONS
“Domestic Violence: Defining Bodily Harm and Injury.” Jennifer J. Prah, Naomie Shembo, Helen Minnis, Melea Press, Lawrence O. Gostin. Lancet
“Quantifying Nurse and Physician Clinical Performance for Mechanically Ventilated Patients.” Christopher F. Chesley, Yingying Lu, Rachel Kohn, Hayley B. Gershengorn, Kelly C. Vranas, Catherine L. Hough, Olga Yakusheva, Deena Kelly Costa, Deanna J. Marriott, David A. Asch, Aerielle Belk, Stefania Scott, Wei Wang, Meeta Kerlin.Health Services Research
“Awareness and Use of a Community Health Worker Program Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Adults in Philadelphia: Results From a Cross-Sectional Community Health Survey.” Stephen Bonett, Carmen Alvarez, José Bauermeister, Ashley Clemmons, Hyunmin Yu, Andy S.L. Tan, Terri H. Lipman, Karen Glanz, Antonia M. Villarruel.American Journal of Community Psychology
“A Meta-Synthesis on Perceptions of Possibility for HIV Infection Among Cisgender and Heterosexual Women.” Emily R. Alpert, Jacqueline Kent-Marvick, Omaris Caceres, Aidan Perner, Florence M. Momplaisir, Sarita Sonalkar, Shimrit Keddem.Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
“Asthma Exacerbation Risk and School Asthma Readiness.” Chén C Kenyon, DanaRose Negro, Jaime Fluehr, Justine Shults, Hannah Seay, Julie Pappas, Tyra Bryant-Stephens.Pediatrics
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