Research
SPH’s Helen Parsons will lead research efforts exploring equity in access to cancer care blood-cancer patients and survivors
New SPH study will assess the potential for bias in healthcare providers’ reports of child neglect
Study reveals disparities in Minnesota’s COVID-19 vaccination rates
Researchers from SPH’s State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) show that some communities were left under-vaccinated significantly longer than others.
SPH researchers exploring health impacts of homeless camp closures
New study focuses on hypertension interventions for people with cognitive impairment
Research will employ mobile health technology and focus on caregivers to address hypertension, and prevent stroke and cardiovascular disease in people with Alzheimer’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease related dementia, and mild cognitive impairment
New study explores staffing priorities and challenges at local public health departments
New technology will identify areas at increased malaria risk after severe weather events
Grant funding will allow SPH researchers to develop new technology to determine areas at increased malaria risk following severe weather events.
SPH aims to develop new tool to measure residents’ access to urban greenspace
SPH researchers are creating the Urban Greenspace Access Score (UGAS) — a new measurement system that cities, policymakers, and urban planners can use to better understand which neighborhoods in US cities have limited access to greenspace — providing cities with crucial new information for improving greenspace access and promoting greater greenspace equity in urban planning.
New study shows that quitting smoking leads to a lower risk of household food insecurity
When a tobacco user quits smoking, their household is less likely to experience food insecurity in the following year, according to a new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) published in Annals of Epidemiology.
New project aims to reduce instances of hospital readmissions
With funding from the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), SPH researchers will design a model that reduces hospital readmissions by providing more accurate and personalized descriptions of patient health risk.
CIDRAP team ushers in new roadmap to broadly protective coronavirus vaccines
The $1.25 million project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, “Making the Invisible Visible: Building Capacity for the Measurement of Structural Racism” will advance the work of measuring structural racism and its impact on racialized communities across the US.
