Limited Cognitive Ability May Reduce SNAP Participation among Older Adults
Conservative State Policies Contribute to Higher Mortality Rates among Working-age Americans
The Cost of Being a Woman: How Race and Education Affect the Gender Pay Gap
Older Immigrants Are More Likely Than Older Nonimmigrants to Experience Loneliness
This research brief explores the impact of age at immigration on feelings of loneliness and considers factors such as health, socio-demographics, and engagement in volunteering in the assessment.
Sociocultural and Demographic Drivers of Latino Population Health in New York State
Allowing Cities to Mandate Employer Paid Sick Leave Could Reduce Deaths among Working-Age Adults
Rural America, Older Adult Vaccination Rates Higher in Counties with More Aging, Disability Services
It finds that rural counties with higher ADS density have higher older adult vaccination rates.
Native American Mental Health: Adding Culture to the Conversation
This issue brief describes the influence of colonialism on AI/AN mental health and discusses how barriers to mental health treatment can be addressed by integrating AI/AN culture into traditional mental health services and increasing AI/AN presence in mental health occupations.
Social Support Protected Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This brief shows that those who reported having emotional support from family and friends were less likely to report negative mental health effects from the COVID-19 pandemic (32.9%) compared to those without emotional support (50.2%).
Expansions in the U.S. Child Care and Development Block Grant Improved Program Stability
This brief summarizes the policy changes made in Virginia and describes how those changes improved child care subsidy stability and participation in that state.
Adolescent and Young Adult Mental Health Better in States that Mandate More Mental Health Policies
This research brief shows that adolescent and young adult mental health is better in states that mandate more school mental health policies, including school-based mental health centers, professional development in suicide prevention, and social-emotional curricula.
The Chances of Dying Young Differ Dramatically Across U.S. States
Resilience is Low among Both Military and Non-Military Populations with PTSD
This data slice uses data from the National Wellbeing Survey to examine resilience among U.S. working-age adults with and without PTSD by their relationship to the military.
COVID Negatively Impacted Health & Social Relationships among Working-Age Adults with Disabilities
Plant-Centered Diets Among Older Adults: The Need for Improved Nutritional Health Messaging
One way aging adults may mitigate disease onset and progression is through increased consumption of plant-based foods.
Nine Ways Grandparenting is Changing with the COVID-19 Pandemic
This research brief describes these long-term sociodemographic changes and uses in-depth interviews conducted before the pandemic to illustrate nine specific ways grandparenting is shifting in the U.S.
COVID-19 Has Reduced the Latino Mortality Advantage among Older Adults
This research brief examines Latino-white differences in COVID-19 mortality rates among older adults and describes how those disparities have reduced the Latino mortality advantage in this age group.
Civil Rights Firearm Safety Environmental Protection Policy Predict Better Health among US Midlife
This research brief examines the association between several state policies and self-rated health among adults ages 45-64 from 1993 to 2016.
Social Infrastructure (“Third Places”) is Not Distributed Equally Across the U.S.
This data slice shows that third places are not evenly distributed across the U.S.
White COVID-19 Deaths Increased More in Red States Than in Blue States in 2021
While the early months of the pandemic were marked by higher mortality rates among Whites in blue (Democratic governor) states, red states (Republican governor) experienced larger increases in 2021.