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Self-rated Health and Structural Racism Indicated by County-level Racial Inequalities in Socioeconomic Status: The Role of Urbanization
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Caryn N. Bell University of Maryland: Jessica L. Owens-Young American University: 2019-005
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The role of weight perception in race differences in body mass index by education among women
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Caryn N. Bell University of Maryland: Loneke T. Blackman Carr Duke University: 2019-006
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Wade Jacobsen, UMD Criminology
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Juvenile Arrest and Interpersonal Exclusion: Rejection, Withdrawal, and Homophily among Peers
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Structural Racism and Population Health: The Role of Race, Socioeconomic Status and Context
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Caryn Bell, African American Studies, examines the effects of macro-level structural racism on population health
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Population Health Trends among Hetrosexual and Sexual Minority Adults
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Jessica N. Fish, Family Science, investigates sexual-orientation-related disparities in mental, behavioral, and physical health
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Utilizing Student Health and Academic Data: A County-Level Demonstration Project
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Students with chronic health conditions miss more school days than their peers and are at increased risk for performing worse on standardized tests and not completing a high school degree. University-based researchers, state government leaders, and a local county school system collaborated to use existing health and academic data to (1) evaluate the strength of the relationship between health status and school performance (absenteeism, grades) and (2) describe the health status of students who are chronically absent. Analyses included descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, negative binomial regression models, and estimated marginal means. The most common health conditions among the 3,663 kindergarten through Grade 12 students were ADD (attention deficit disorder)/ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), asthma, migraine headaches, mental health conditions, and eczema/psoriasis/skin disorders. After controlling for covariates, having asthma or a mental health diagnosis was positively associated with absences; and having an ADD/ADHD or mental health diagnosis was negatively associated with GPA (grade point average). Chronically absent students had significantly lower GPAs, and a higher number of health conditions than other students. The success of this demonstration project encourages strengthening existing collaborations and establishing new multidisciplinary partnerships to analyze existing data sources to learn more about the relationship between student health and academic achievement. Moreover, connecting health status to academic achievement might be a chief tactic for advocating for additional resources to improve the care and management of chronic disease conditions among students.
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Steven Haas, Penn State University
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The Long-Arm of Conflict: How Timing Shapes the Long-term Impacts of Childhood Exposure to War
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Amanda Geller, New York University
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Police Contact, Mental Health, and Health Disparities among Urban Teens
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Michael White, Brown University
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Migration, Urbanization, and Health: Insights from South Africa
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Theodore Joyce, Baruch College
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The Impact of Parental Involvement Laws on the Abortion Rate of Minors
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