PopResearchCtrs

PopResearchCtrs , 6 days ago to sociology group

Did you miss #PAA2024? Or miss a session you really wanted to attend?

We've pulled together many of the key takeaways here:
https://www.prb.org/articles/census-issues-impact-of-dobbs-decision-and-population-aging-among-highlights-of-2024-population-association-of-america-conference/

#Demography #sociology @demography @sociology

PopResearchCtrs , 10 days ago to EduTooters group

Students who change schools between 8th and 9th grade (such as when adolescents from multiple middle schools move to a single high school) report significantly less delinquency after the shift than those who do not.

Read more: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38107511/

#Education #MiddleSchool #HighSchool @edutooters

PopResearchCtrs , 1 month ago to demography group

College Degrees Yield Lifetime Benefits for Disadvantaged Students:

Those who grew up as the least likely to graduate see the greatest returns, including less poverty, more time married, and greater civic engagement.

Read this and other highlights from Jennie Brand's new book
https://www.prb.org/articles/college-degrees-yield-lifetime-benefits-for-the-unlikeliest-graduates/

#College #Education #Equity #Income #Poverty #Demography #Sociology @demography @sociology

PopResearchCtrs , 1 month ago to sociology group

New research shows that the number of years men spend married has dropped sharply—especially among those without a bachelor’s degree.
https://popresearchcenters.org/research-highlights/the-rise-of-the-no-bachelors-bachelor/

#Marriage #Family #Sociology #Demography @demography @sociology

PopResearchCtrs , 1 month ago to EduTooters group

ICYMI: Among common forms of discipline, only reasoning with a child is associated with positive behavioral outcomes, according to a new analysis by Kaitlin Paxton Ward & colleagues from the Univ. of Michigan & Univ. of Nevada

Read the findings from a study across 60 countries:
https://www.prb.org/articles/is-your-child-misbehaving-try-reasoning-with-them/

#Parenting #GentleParenting #Discipline #Children #ChildDevelopment #ChildPsychology #Health #Education @edutooters @pediatrics

PopResearchCtrs , 2 months ago to demography group

New data shows that associations between environmental attitudes and childbearing preferences that may have strengthened over time.

Environmental attitudes may be a factor in the recent decline in youth's fertility desires and could have consequences for future fertility.

Read more: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37789865/

#Climate #Weather #Wx #Environment #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Fertility #Demography @demography @sociology @ClimateNewsNow

PopResearchCtrs , 2 months ago to demography group

Demographers and sociologists:

Please help us build our network so we can share and boost all of the amazing research.

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#Demography #Sociology #Epidemiology #PublicHealth #Climate #Economics @demography @sociology

PopResearchCtrs , 2 months ago to demography group

📣 CSDE Panel on Climate Impacts on Population Health: Data Science, Demography, & Disparities

Fri, Mar 1, 2024
12:30-1:30PM Pacific

Panelists (UW experts Sameer Shah, Karen Chen, Joan Casey, and Kris Ebi) will prove short overviews of their research & how they've approached the challenges of studying climate impacts on population health through integrating data science techniques & demography to further our understanding.

https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NF7jt8h8T8yAZij9CwQinA#/registration

#Climate #ClimateChange @demography @sociology

PopResearchCtrs , 2 months ago to medmastodon group

In the first 9 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, postpartum visit attendance declined by 5.8 percentage points.

The biggest declines occurred among non-Hispanic Black individuals, those age 19 or younger, and those without postpartum insurance.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36701617/

#Health #Healthcare #Pregnancy #Postpartum #Pediatrics #MedMastodon #PublicHealth @medmastodon @publichealth @pediatrics @demography

PopResearchCtrs , 2 months ago to demography group

American Families Will Shrink in the Near Future, New Study Says

A recent study suggests a rapid demographic shift is about to take place, and quotes Paula Fomby, PhD, a professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania.

https://www.parents.com/what-the-future-american-family-will-look-like-8430969

#Children #Family #Demography @demography @sociology

PopResearchCtrs , 2 months ago to demography group

📣 CSDE Seminar: Modelling Migration to Understand Demographic Change

When: Fri., Feb 23, 2024 (12:30-1:30 PM Pacific)

Register: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gZoVUgZQSUCkj6ewHdkX-g#/registration

@demography @sociology @economics #Demography

PopResearchCtrs , 3 months ago to demography group

Unlike prior evidence for the U.S. and the Netherlands, data from Chile suggest that "specialization" (having different roles in the household) is associated with a lower probability of divorce and separation for both married and cohabiting couples. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38037551/

#Marriage #Divorce #Family #Valentine @demography @sociology

PopResearchCtrs , 3 months ago to demography group

DYK that Penn State's Population Studies Center has a YouTube channel?

You can find recorded colloquia and lectures on demography and population health topics.

The latest is on genetic ancestry tests.

https://youtu.be/LhYFWjqElic?si=j0E7zaxNAHGi4v4V

#Demography #Sociology #Race @demography @sociology

PopResearchCtrs , 3 months ago to EduTooters group

Increasing positive early childhood experiences corresponds with greater likelihood of being "healthy and ready to learn" in school, even in the face of adversities. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37532124/

@edutooters #Education #School #Adversity #Resilience #Children #ChildHealth

PopResearchCtrs , 3 months ago to demography group

📣 CSDE Seminar – Riding the Leviathan: Gender, Fertility, and Selfhood in Autocratic China

When: Fri., Feb. 16, 2024 (12:30-1:30 PM)

Register: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DptuRv-MQFynLCcdsVzkhQ#/registration

#Demography #Sociology @demography @sociology

PopResearchCtrs , 3 months ago to publichealth group

Expanded SNAP benefits boosted food security during the COVID-19 emergency.

And households in the food assistance program made healthier food purchases in 2020.

Read more:
https://www.prb.org/articles/expanded-snap-benefits-boosted-food-security-during-the-covid-19-emergency-study-finds/

#Health #PublicHealth #Nutrition @demography @sociology @publichealth @publicpolicy

PopResearchCtrs , 3 months ago to demography group

New paper traces the history of privacy and disclosure control in the U.S. decennial census since 1790. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37928237/
#2020Census #Privacy #Data #DataPrivacy @demography

PopResearchCtrs , 3 months ago to publichealth group

📣 Learning opportunity! DSDR.ICPSR.UMICH.EDU

Learn how to:

• Discover, access, & share research data on maternal & child health, the human lifecycle, & health disparities
• Meet NIH data sharing requirements for NICHD-funded grants by depositing data with DSDR
• Access resources to advance research and data sharing

Webinar is free and open to the public.

Register:
https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f37I_5dYS4aha9uoi6xM7A#/registration

#Data #Demography #Epidemiology #PublicHealth @demography @publichealth @sociology @epidemiology

PopResearchCtrs , 3 months ago to publichealth group

New research found that Black and Latina cisgender women have low awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV. The women interviewed proposed different ideas for interventions, including support groups, education, community-level programs, and structural interventions. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37796358/
#Health #PublicHealth #Healthcare #MedMastodon @publichealth

PopResearchCtrs , 3 months ago to publichealth group

Youth with longer durations and more frequent episodes of homelessness have substantially poorer health outcomes.

Details: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37578404/

#Housing #AffordableHousing #Homelessness #Homeless #Children #Youth #Health #PublicHealth @publichealth

PopResearchCtrs , 3 months ago to publichealth group

Adults who had a household family member with extensive health needs had higher odds of delaying or forgoing their own needed health care.

Being female, uninsured, and having a household income ≤ 400% of the Federal Poverty Level was associated with higher risk of having unmet healthcare needs.

Details:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37036678/

#Healthcare #Health #PublicHealth #MedMastodon @medmastodon @publichealth @publicpolicy

PopResearchCtrs , 3 months ago to publichealth group

How do mandated minimum nurse-to-patient ratios affect patient outcomes, costs, and hospital decisions?

Data from California provides some answers. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37939411/

#Healthcare #Nurses #Nursing #Health #PublicHealth #MedMastodon #Hospital #Hospitals @medmastodon @publichealth

PopResearchCtrs , 3 months ago to EduTooters group

Increasing positive early childhood experiences corresponds with greater likelihood of being "healthy and ready to learn" in school, even in the face of adversities. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37532124/

#Children #Childhood #Education #Preschool #Positive #Adversity #PCEs #PECEs #ACEs @edutooters

PopResearchCtrs , 3 months ago to sociology group

💡 "...partnering with individuals who have personally experienced homelessness can enhance many phases of the research process, particularly ones that are challenging for scholars" say a team of experts in their new paper.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37204566/

#Homelessness #Housing #Housing @demography @sociology @economics @publichealth

PopResearchCtrs , 3 months ago to sociology group

Texan young adults reported financial barriers to using their preferred contraceptive method more often than Californians (36.7% vs. 19.2%) as did the uninsured compared to the insured (50.9% vs. 18.7%).

Details: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37651402/

#Health #PublicHealth #FamilyPlanning #ReproductiveHealth @demography @sociology @publichealth

PopResearchCtrs , 3 months ago to publichealth group

Research finds pictorial warnings led to reductions in purchases of fruit drinks, soda, and flavoured milk. Warnings also lowered the perceived healthfulness of flavored water, flavored milk, and sports drinks. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36965067/

#Nutrition #Food #Research #Advertising #PublicHealth @publichealth

PopResearchCtrs , 3 months ago to sociology group

📣 CSDE Seminar – Panel: Demographic Methods for Estimating Mortality During Armed Conflict

When: Fri, Jan 26, 2024 (12:30-1:30 PM Pacific)

This panel features experts housed in UW and elsewhere, including Dr. Amy Hagopian, Dr. Abraham D. Flaxman, Dr. Patrick Heuveline, and Dr. Orsola Torrisi, with Dr. Nathalie Williams moderating
https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NF7jt8h8T8yAZij9CwQinA#/registration

@demography @sociology @publichealth

PopResearchCtrs , 4 months ago to sociology group

Widespread COVID-19 vaccination likely halted spike in preterm birth, NIH-funded analysis suggests
https://www.nichd.nih.gov/newsroom/news/121923-COVID-19-vaccination-preterm-birth

#COVID #Covid19 #Vaccination #MedMastodon #Pregnancy #Children #Health #PublicHealth @medmastodon @publichealth @epidemiology @demography @sociology

PopResearchCtrs , 4 months ago to publichealth group

An electronic platform may be a suitable tool to augment public health contact tracing activities by allowing participants to select an online platform for contact tracing rather than sitting for an interview.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37379511/

#PublicHealth #Epidemiology #COVID #COVID19 #Mpox #Measles #Health @publichealth

PopResearchCtrs , 4 months ago to publichealth group

The most remote rural counties had Wave 4 COVID-19 mortality rates 52% higher than the most urban counties. Older age composition, worse pre-pandemic population health, lower vaccination rates, higher share of votes cast for Trump in the 2020 Presidential election, and lower socioeconomic composition completely explained the rural disadvantage in reported COVID-19 case rates. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37713775/

#COVID #COVID19 #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #Health #PublicHealth @demography @publichealth

PopResearchCtrs , 4 months ago to sociology group

Laws that prevent discrimination related to sexual orientation can play an important role in improving maternal health among White women in general and Black lesbian and bisexual women in particular.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36399611

#WomensHealth #MaternalHealth #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Health #HealthEquity #SDoH #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth
@demography @sociology

PopResearchCtrs , 4 months ago to sociology group

For transgender women of color legal gender affirmation–changing one's name and gender marker on official documents–can lessen economic vulnerability and overrepresentation in the criminal justice system by improving access to employment, housing, education, health care, and social services.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36037008

#LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Trans #Transgender #Health #MentalHealth #HealthEquity #SDoH #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth
@demography
@sociology
@criminology

PopResearchCtrs , 4 months ago to demography group

How do environmental stressors influence migration?
"It's complicated," according to new research from Shuai Zhou & Guangqing Chi.
Read now: https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/50/2

#Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Demography #Migration #Immigration #ClimateAdaptation @demography @economics

PopResearchCtrs , 4 months ago to publichealth group

📣 CSDE Seminar
Relational One Health: A More-than-biomedical Approach to More-than-human Health, with Dr. Julianne Meisner

When: Fri, Jan 12, 2024 (12:30-1:30 PM Pacific)

Where: 101 HRC and on Zoom

Details and registration: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_exGTorg3RbuNWjRcL8CA1g#/registration

#Health #PublicHealth #Demography #Biomedical @demography @sociology @publichealth @epidemiology

PopResearchCtrs , 4 months ago to demography group

Tornadoes, hurricanes, and wildfires have lingering effects. Economic losses via migration from disaster-affected areas increase the year of and after the disaster.

Read more:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36692164

#Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Weather #Demography #Population #Environment @demography @sociology

PopResearchCtrs , 4 months ago to demography group

New data shows that associations between environmental attitudes and childbearing preferences that may have strengthened over time.

Environmental attitudes may be a factor in the recent decline in youth's fertility desires and could have consequences for future fertility.

Details:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37789865/

#Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Demography #Fertility #Population #Environment @demography @sociology

PopResearchCtrs , 4 months ago to demography group

From 2020-2021 research in Minnesota finds some critical occupations, such as transportation and logistics, construction, and food service, experienced higher excess mortality than did other critical occupations, such as health care, K-12 school staff, and agriculture. In almost all occupations investigated, workers of color experienced higher excess mortality than did White workers.

Details https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37820305

#COVID #COVID19 #Workers #PublicHealth @demography @sociology @publichealth

PopResearchCtrs , 4 months ago to demography group

New analysis finds that After Planned Parenthood's termination from the Texas Medicaid program, participants faced difficulties accessing care elsewhere, including same-day appointments and on-site medications.

Consequences included delayed or forgone reproductive health care, including contraception, and emotional distress.

Read more: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37597715/

#MedMastodon #Health #Healthcare @medmastodon @publichealth @demography @sociology

PopResearchCtrs , 4 months ago to demography group

📣 CSDE Seminar: Settler Love is Breaking our Hearts: Colonialism and Emergent Ecologies of Health on the Western Grassland Prairies
When: Friday, Jan 5, 2024 (12:30-1:30PM Pacific)
Where: 360 Parrington Hall and ZOOM
Register: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_josJshEOS36iIe01IOK8ow#/registration
@demography @sociology

PopResearchCtrs , 4 months ago to demography group

Experiencing negative substance use consequences may not deter future use, according to a new study of alcohol and cannabis use.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37650855/

#DryJanuary #SubstanceUseDisorder #Health #PublicHealth @demography @sociology

PopResearchCtrs , 4 months ago to demography group

New research provides insight into parental-child estrangement in the U.S., describes differences by gender, race/ethnicity, and sexuality, and discusses implications. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37304343

@demography @sociology #Family

PopResearchCtrs , 5 months ago to demography group

The National Couples' Health and Time Study (NCHAT) is the first fully powered, population-representative study of couples in America containing large samples of sexual, gender, and racial and ethnic diverse individuals.

Learn more about this new resource: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37859760/

#Data #Survey #Demography @demography @sociology

PopResearchCtrs , 5 months ago to publichealth group

Children aged 0-4 years are less likely to be injured in a motor vehicle crash if they are restrained in a rear-as opposed to forward-facing car seat. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36918272/

@medmastodon @publichealth

PopResearchCtrs , 5 months ago to demography group

Minors in TX faced a range of barriers to finding accurate info & obtaining confidential contraceptive services, which were exacerbated by the #COVID19 pandemic. Expanding options for accessible confidential contraception, along w repealing parental consent laws, would better support minors' reproductive autonomy. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36604208/

#Contraception #FamilyPlanning #ReproductiveHealth #ReproductiveHealthcare #Texas #Youth #Demography @demography

PopResearchCtrs , 5 months ago to demography group

Aging is more than a number.

NEW research uses multiple measures to help clarify how racism accelerates biological aging among Black relative to White people in the U.S.
https://read.dukeupress.edu/demography/article/doi/10.1215/00703370-11057546/383859/Patterns-and-Life-Course-Determinants-of-Black

@demography @sociology @publichealth @medmastodon #Health #Aging #PublicHealth #Racism #StructuralRacism #Equity #HealthEquity #SDoH

PopResearchCtrs , 5 months ago to demography group

NEW research finds maternal COVID-19 infection during pregnancy causally, and substantially, increased the risk of preterm birth—an infant outcome with lifelong consequences for health and socioeconomic well-being.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2311573120

@ftorche.bsky.social @jnobles.bsky.social @PNASNews @demography @sociology @publichealth @medmastodon #MedMastodon #Health #PublicHealth #COVID #COVID19 #Preterm #MaternalHealth

PopResearchCtrs , 6 months ago to publichealth group

An electronic platform may be a suitable tool to augment public health contact tracing activities by allowing participants to select an online platform for contact tracing rather than sitting for an interview.

Details:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37379511/

@publichealth #PublicHealth

PopResearchCtrs , 6 months ago to demography group

Although dating violence is highly prevalent among sexual minority youth, data collection efforts would benefit from additional research
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37587915

@demography @sociology