A study by researcher Carrie Henning-Smith shows that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults in the United States experience disproportionately worse mental and physical health compared with their heterosexual counterparts.
Equity
Health Disparities in Rural Areas
Researchers Call for Exploring Racist Roots in Healthcare Inequities
Assistant Professor Rachel Hardeman and Associate Professor Katy Kozhimannil say examining structural racism is the key to eliminating racial health inequity in the United States.
The Role of Race in Health
People Who Experience Discrimination at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Research by post-doctoral fellow Kara Whitaker shows that individuals who reported two or more major experiences of discrimination had a 34 percent increased risk of developing diabetes.
Hardeman Honored For Research in Structural Racism
School of Public Health Assistant Professor Rachel Hardeman was honored with the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation’s Professional Article Prize for her paper, “Structural Racism and Supporting Black Lives — The Role of Health Professionals,” published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Community Parks Help Low-income Families Be Active
A new study from Professor Simone French reveals that neighborhood parks can be a great, inexpensive way for low-income families with preschoolers to get more exercise.
Voucher Program Helps People Move to Low-poverty Neighborhoods
A study by Associate Professor Theresa Osypuk shows an experimental rental housing voucher program helps low-income families move to better neighborhoods and dramatically improve their living conditions.
Ending Police Brutality Through Research
Faculty Rachel Hardeman and Donna McAlpine outline five pathways in which police brutality is a social determinant of health and call for the areas to be studied by public health researchers.
Exploring Refugee Health in Germany
SPH Student Tackles Food Insecurity Among Students
Public Health Nutrition student Rebecca Leighton creates Nutritious U, a food pantry for University of Minnesota food insecure students.
Depression Linked to Neighborhood Poverty and Violence
Depression affects 120 million people worldwide and a study from PhD student Spruha Joshi shows that the disease in older adults is linked to living in poor communities and neighborhood violence.
