Recent federal changes to Medicaid represent the most significant alteration of the program in more than a decade, and a new issue brief advises states on how they can track the impacts of these changes on their states.
Research Brief
New study analyzes student loan debt burden in the public health workforce
Study authors stress the importance of student loan repayment or forgiveness programs to address debt burden and ongoing public health workforce challenges
More teen sleep is linked to less sedentary time
New School of Public Health study tracked sleep and activity patterns of Minnesota high school students through wearable devices
SPH research highlights the specialized skills that set disease intervention specialists apart from other public health professionals
New study underscores the critical and often misunderstood role that disease intervention specialists play in our nation’s public health workforce
New study finds early childhood circumstances associated with heart health in preadolescence
Early childhood socioeconomic disadvantages and structural inequities put lower-income and racially diverse children at greater risk for poorer heart health by preadolescence
Rural residents face gaps in access to neonatal intensive care
A new School of Public Health study found that many rural hospitals lack NICU services, and the nearest specialized infant care is often located many miles away from rural communities
New study shows practical, efficient, and cost-effective method for removing PFAS from groundwater
PFAS pose health concerns across the country, and new research co-led by the University of Minnesota could provide a revolutionary solution to cleaning up so-called “forever chemicals” that continue to be one of the most challenging environmental health issues of our time.
New study reveals the hidden time burden faced by medical patients
For many cancer patients, travel and waiting times exceeded the amount of time they received treatment
New study confers neighborhood score for both proximity and size of nearby parks, revealing disparities among Twin Cities neighborhoods
A new study factored in the total acreage of parkland in metro communities to develop a new metric called Urban Park Oases—areas with more greenspace that the study found to be disproportionately located in wealthier, whiter neighborhoods
New study reveals overpayments and underparticipation in federal relief program after major cyberattack affecting healthcare
School of Public Health study shows that the federal response to a devastating cyberattack that affected thousands of healthcare providers across the country was uneven and failed to provide relief to hundreds of rural and unaffiliated hospitals.
Study warns federal funding cuts could debilitate local public health
UMN School of Public Health study shows that proposed federal spending cuts could leave many U.S. communities—especially rural ones—without the resources to sustain even basic public health protections
Pandemic boosted wages for the lowest-earning workers in the healthcare sector
A new study of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on workers in the healthcare industry found that aides, assistants, and workers without a high school degree had the largest percentage growth in earnings following the pandemic
