Research by Associate Professor Jean Abraham and PhD student Coleman Drake shows that competition drives down premium costs in federal health insurance marketplaces.
Health Policy and Management
The Role of Race in Health
Kozhimannil and Collaborators Win Outstanding Article of the Year Award
The 2016 HCUP Outstanding Article of the Year Award will be presented by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and AcademyHealth to School of Public Health Associate Professor Katy Kozhimannil and her colleagues,
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.
Hung Honored for Rural Health Research
Doctoral student Peiyin Hung has received the 2017 Student Achievement Award from the National Rural Health Association and John Snow Incorporated.
Many Pregnant Women Using Opioids in US Report Mental Illness and Other Substance Use
Research from Associate Professor Katy Kozhimannil finds that pregnant women who use opioids for nonmedical reasons also have a higher prevalence of mental illness, or co-occurring substance abuse.
State-sponsored Ads Help Increase Health Insurance Enrollment
A study by faculty Pinar Karaca-Mandic and Sarah Gollust shows that early gains in health insurance enrollment from the ACA were greatest in counties where more insurance advertisements were aired on TV.
Improving the Care Experience for Chronically Ill Patients
Research from Assistant Professor Nathan Shippee shows that a person-centered patient care approach, called LifeCourse, significantly improves the experience of the chronically ill compared to usual care within just six months.
Tetyana Shippee Receives UMN Presidents’ Community-Engaged Scholar Award
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.
Early ACA Local News Coverage Focused on Politics, Not Health
A study by Associate Professor Sarah Gollust shows local television news stories about the ACA were politically tinged — and rarely offered details on how the initiative worked or benefited viewers.
Interest in Caring for Underserved Declines in Dental Students
A study by student — and dentist — Makshita Luthra shows dental students lose in interest in caring for underserved populations over the span of their education.
