Yale Equity Reseach and Innovation Center (ERIC)
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Equity Research & Innovation Center (ERIC) @ Yale focuses on health/care disparities research. Founded by Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith. Posts are from ERIC.
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Covid-19 has been linked to cardiovascular complications, but the long-term impacts, particularly for mild infections, are not well understood. A study in Nature Communications demonstrate an increased risk of cardiovascular disease after Covid-19, also among mild cases. #medsky #cardiosky 🧪
Covid-19 and cardiovascular disease in a total population-study of long-term effects, social factors and Covid-19-vaccination - Nature Communications
Covid-19 has been linked to cardiovascular complications, but the long-term impacts, particularly for mild infections, are not well understood. Here, the authors investigate the long-term impacts of Covid-19 on cardiovascular disease using data on the whole population of Sweden aged 40-75 years.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Covid-19 has been linked to cardiovascular complications, but the long-term impacts, particularly for mild infections, are not well understood. A study in Nature Communications demonstrate an increased risk of cardiovascular disease after Covid-19, also among mild cases. #medsky #cardiosky 🧪
CT Health Foundation just released its blueprint outlining steps to achieving maternal health equity in CT! 💌 🎉
We at ERIC are honored to have helped support the creation of this report and grateful for CT Health’s leadership🌟
We at ERIC are honored to have helped support the creation of this report and grateful for CT Health’s leadership🌟
We are excited to present Maternal Health Equity: A Blueprint for Connecticut.
The blueprint aims to reduce life-threatening complications of pregnancy in Black women, and outlines steps our state can take now to make progress.
www.cthealth.org/publication/...
The blueprint aims to reduce life-threatening complications of pregnancy in Black women, and outlines steps our state can take now to make progress.
www.cthealth.org/publication/...
November 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
CT Health Foundation just released its blueprint outlining steps to achieving maternal health equity in CT! 💌 🎉
We at ERIC are honored to have helped support the creation of this report and grateful for CT Health’s leadership🌟
We at ERIC are honored to have helped support the creation of this report and grateful for CT Health’s leadership🌟
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Does #SNAP cover the cost of a meal in your county?
Evidence shows that the maximum SNAP benefit often falls short of covering a modest meal, leaving many families vulnerable to #foodinsecurity. Explore county-level #data with Urban’s interactive tool.
Evidence shows that the maximum SNAP benefit often falls short of covering a modest meal, leaving many families vulnerable to #foodinsecurity. Explore county-level #data with Urban’s interactive tool.
Does SNAP Cover the Cost of a Meal in Your County?
Amid inflation, SNAP benefits did not cover the cost of a meal in 99 percent of counties in 2022. Adjustments to SNAP narrowed—but didn’t close—that gap.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Does #SNAP cover the cost of a meal in your county?
Evidence shows that the maximum SNAP benefit often falls short of covering a modest meal, leaving many families vulnerable to #foodinsecurity. Explore county-level #data with Urban’s interactive tool.
Evidence shows that the maximum SNAP benefit often falls short of covering a modest meal, leaving many families vulnerable to #foodinsecurity. Explore county-level #data with Urban’s interactive tool.
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#ICYMI: our @bmj.com Collection on women’s health innovation, exploring how better data, leadership, and policy can drive equity in women’s health.
@jocalynclark.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
Explore the full collection: www.bmj.com/collections/...
@jocalynclark.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
Explore the full collection: www.bmj.com/collections/...
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
#ICYMI: our @bmj.com Collection on women’s health innovation, exploring how better data, leadership, and policy can drive equity in women’s health.
@jocalynclark.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
Explore the full collection: www.bmj.com/collections/...
@jocalynclark.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
Explore the full collection: www.bmj.com/collections/...
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Immigrants report significant health and economic challenges:
Nearly half say they struggle to pay for housing, food, or health care — up from 31% in 2023.
40% of immigrants, and 77% of likely undocumented immigrants, say immigration-related worries have negatively impacted their health since Jan.
Nearly half say they struggle to pay for housing, food, or health care — up from 31% in 2023.
40% of immigrants, and 77% of likely undocumented immigrants, say immigration-related worries have negatively impacted their health since Jan.
November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Immigrants report significant health and economic challenges:
Nearly half say they struggle to pay for housing, food, or health care — up from 31% in 2023.
40% of immigrants, and 77% of likely undocumented immigrants, say immigration-related worries have negatively impacted their health since Jan.
Nearly half say they struggle to pay for housing, food, or health care — up from 31% in 2023.
40% of immigrants, and 77% of likely undocumented immigrants, say immigration-related worries have negatively impacted their health since Jan.
Congratulations to ERIC Faculty Dr. Josefa Martinez-Brockman, PhD, MHS, for her publication on dyadic care models, a model focused on providing medical care to mothers and infants together, to improve health outcomes.
Learn more here: publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
Learn more here: publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Congratulations to ERIC Faculty Dr. Josefa Martinez-Brockman, PhD, MHS, for her publication on dyadic care models, a model focused on providing medical care to mothers and infants together, to improve health outcomes.
Learn more here: publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
Learn more here: publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
Did you know rural residents face a 64% increase in pregnancy-related mortality compared to urban residents?
(Source: Bossen et al, 2022 academic.oup.com/aje/article/...)
(Source: Bossen et al, 2022 academic.oup.com/aje/article/...)
Rural-Urban Differences in Maternal Mortality Trends in the United States, 1999–2017: Accounting for the Impact of the Pregnancy Status Checkbox
Abstract. It has been difficult to measure rural-urban differences in maternal mortality ratios (MMRs) in the United States in recent years because of the
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November 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Did you know rural residents face a 64% increase in pregnancy-related mortality compared to urban residents?
(Source: Bossen et al, 2022 academic.oup.com/aje/article/...)
(Source: Bossen et al, 2022 academic.oup.com/aje/article/...)
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Over thirty-six million views, one woman’s pain, and a question: Who listens when Black women are in crisis? My latest in @msnowreports.bsky.social Daily unpacks the viral moment and what it reveals about healthcare, racism, and urgency.
🔗: www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
🔗: www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
This viral TikTok illustrates the pain of giving birth while Black
Dallas Regional Medical Center said in a statement that it is “committed to providing compassionate, high-quality care to every person who comes through our doors.”
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November 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Over thirty-six million views, one woman’s pain, and a question: Who listens when Black women are in crisis? My latest in @msnowreports.bsky.social Daily unpacks the viral moment and what it reveals about healthcare, racism, and urgency.
🔗: www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
🔗: www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
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A new study found the Trump administration’s cuts to NIH grants disrupted more than 380 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants.
The cuts disproportionately impacted trials on infectious diseases and minority communities.
The cuts disproportionately impacted trials on infectious diseases and minority communities.
Federal cuts upended clinical trials. A new study reveals the toll.
Grants for 383 clinical trials were terminated and the funding disruptions affected more than 74,000 trial participants, according to new research.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A new study found the Trump administration’s cuts to NIH grants disrupted more than 380 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants.
The cuts disproportionately impacted trials on infectious diseases and minority communities.
The cuts disproportionately impacted trials on infectious diseases and minority communities.
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“We’ve always known that getting early prenatal care is important. Now, in the United States, it’s moving in the wrong direction.”
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About a quarter of pregnant women in the US don’t get prenatal care in their first trimester, report says | CNN
A report released Monday by the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes says that only about 75% of babies last year were born to mothers who started prenatal care in the first trimester o...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
“We’ve always known that getting early prenatal care is important. Now, in the United States, it’s moving in the wrong direction.”
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/h...
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Dr. Van Loon @kvanloonmd.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social spoke to @ktvufox2.bsky.social about an alarming new study giving clues that dietary patterns may be linked to the rise in colorectal cancer among younger people
www.ktvu.com/news/new-stu... #ColorectalCancer
www.ktvu.com/news/new-stu... #ColorectalCancer
New study links ultra-processed foods to rising colon cancer risk among young adults
Ultra-processed items include boxed soups, frozen meals and products with long shelf lives — foods many Americans grew up eating in the 1970s, 80s and 90s.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Dr. Van Loon @kvanloonmd.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social spoke to @ktvufox2.bsky.social about an alarming new study giving clues that dietary patterns may be linked to the rise in colorectal cancer among younger people
www.ktvu.com/news/new-stu... #ColorectalCancer
www.ktvu.com/news/new-stu... #ColorectalCancer
Did you know 22% of Black women who have been pregnant in the past 10 years report being refused pain medications they thought they needed?
(Source: KFF www.kff.org/racial-equit...)
(Source: KFF www.kff.org/racial-equit...)
Five Facts About Black Women’s Experiences in Health Care | KFF
This brief examines Black women's experiences in health care, including unfair treatment by providers due to race and their health outcomes as a result of this treatment. The brief also explores the a...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Did you know 22% of Black women who have been pregnant in the past 10 years report being refused pain medications they thought they needed?
(Source: KFF www.kff.org/racial-equit...)
(Source: KFF www.kff.org/racial-equit...)
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A Perspective in Nature Medicine outlines an agenda for urban health research that promotes a virtuous cycle by which population health and environmental sustainability support and reinforce each other. go.nature.com/49g7kC3 #healthpolicy #publichealth 🧪
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A Perspective in Nature Medicine outlines an agenda for urban health research that promotes a virtuous cycle by which population health and environmental sustainability support and reinforce each other. go.nature.com/49g7kC3 #healthpolicy #publichealth 🧪
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Do you know how to confidently and clearly engage with policymakers about public health? Join the de Beaumont Foundation, APHA & more on Dec. 8 to learn practical, research-based strategies that can help you communicate your messages. RSVP now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... FREE!
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Do you know how to confidently and clearly engage with policymakers about public health? Join the de Beaumont Foundation, APHA & more on Dec. 8 to learn practical, research-based strategies that can help you communicate your messages. RSVP now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... FREE!
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The Forum on Medical & Public Health Preparedness for Disasters & Emergencies is seeking experts to serve on the committee & participate in upcoming forum activities. Submit a nomination by 12/8: https://ow.ly/jpX050Xqcpx #EmergencyResponse #HealthSecurity #CrisisResponse
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Forum on Medical & Public Health Preparedness for Disasters & Emergencies is seeking experts to serve on the committee & participate in upcoming forum activities. Submit a nomination by 12/8: https://ow.ly/jpX050Xqcpx #EmergencyResponse #HealthSecurity #CrisisResponse
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Now open for submissions: PLOS Aging and Health is a new open access selective journal that publishes transformative work from across the spectrum of aging research.
Submit and learn more: plos.io/4oQ9ywq
#AgingResearch #OpenScience #CallForPapers
Submit and learn more: plos.io/4oQ9ywq
#AgingResearch #OpenScience #CallForPapers
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Now open for submissions: PLOS Aging and Health is a new open access selective journal that publishes transformative work from across the spectrum of aging research.
Submit and learn more: plos.io/4oQ9ywq
#AgingResearch #OpenScience #CallForPapers
Submit and learn more: plos.io/4oQ9ywq
#AgingResearch #OpenScience #CallForPapers
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Although race and ethnicity have been a part of the country’s census for decades, Americans are divided on whether the government should ask about race. Nearly half (46%) of U.S. adults support including race on federal surveys, while 33% oppose it and 21% are unsure.
November 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Although race and ethnicity have been a part of the country’s census for decades, Americans are divided on whether the government should ask about race. Nearly half (46%) of U.S. adults support including race on federal surveys, while 33% oppose it and 21% are unsure.
Congrats to ERIC Faculty Dr. Carol R. Oladele for her powerful talk on community-led research today! Her research puts communities in the driver’s seat of research agenda-setting, driving structural change and setting up communities for a more equitable future both locally and internationally.
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Congrats to ERIC Faculty Dr. Carol R. Oladele for her powerful talk on community-led research today! Her research puts communities in the driver’s seat of research agenda-setting, driving structural change and setting up communities for a more equitable future both locally and internationally.
Did you know that nearly 7 million women in the U.S. live in counties without any hospitals or birth centers offering obstetric care?
(Source: March of Dimes, 2024 Report www.marchofdimes.org/maternity-ca...)
(Source: March of Dimes, 2024 Report www.marchofdimes.org/maternity-ca...)
Nowhere to Go: Maternity Care Deserts Across the US
Over 35% of US counties are maternity care deserts, affecting over 2.3 million women. Learn how limited access to maternal care leads to poorer health outcomes for moms and babies.
www.marchofdimes.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Did you know that nearly 7 million women in the U.S. live in counties without any hospitals or birth centers offering obstetric care?
(Source: March of Dimes, 2024 Report www.marchofdimes.org/maternity-ca...)
(Source: March of Dimes, 2024 Report www.marchofdimes.org/maternity-ca...)
Did you know that 84% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable? (Source: CDC www.cdc.gov/maternal-mor...)
Preventing Pregnancy-Related Deaths
What are pregnancy-related deaths, and what CDC is doing to prevent them.
www.cdc.gov
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Did you know that 84% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable? (Source: CDC www.cdc.gov/maternal-mor...)
Congratulations to ERIC Faculty Jeremy Schwartz, MD and Erica Spatz, MD, MHS for being recipients of the 2025 Hecht Global Health Faculty Network Award for their project titled Mitigating Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Uganda’s Urban Markets (MARKET-Uganda, a pilot study) 🎉
October 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Congratulations to ERIC Faculty Jeremy Schwartz, MD and Erica Spatz, MD, MHS for being recipients of the 2025 Hecht Global Health Faculty Network Award for their project titled Mitigating Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Uganda’s Urban Markets (MARKET-Uganda, a pilot study) 🎉
Last month, the ERIC team attended the Connecticut Voices for Children 30th Anniversary Celebration, where we championed a vision of a thriving and equitable Connecticut, where all children achieve their full potential.
Here's to a future with thriving children in Connecticut and beyond!
Here's to a future with thriving children in Connecticut and beyond!
October 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Last month, the ERIC team attended the Connecticut Voices for Children 30th Anniversary Celebration, where we championed a vision of a thriving and equitable Connecticut, where all children achieve their full potential.
Here's to a future with thriving children in Connecticut and beyond!
Here's to a future with thriving children in Connecticut and beyond!
We are proud to share our visit with Dr. Shekhar Saxena, WHO global mental health expert and Professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, this week to discuss our work and explore synergies with the current global mental health landscape.
We are so grateful for this collaboration!
We are so grateful for this collaboration!
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We are proud to share our visit with Dr. Shekhar Saxena, WHO global mental health expert and Professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, this week to discuss our work and explore synergies with the current global mental health landscape.
We are so grateful for this collaboration!
We are so grateful for this collaboration!
ERIC team shows up!
✨Getting ready for the 34th Annual James Barber 5K for sickle cell disease w/ Team ERIC 🏃🏽♀️
September 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
ERIC team shows up!
Congratulations to the 2024 Office of Health Equity Research (OHER) Yale Research Excellence Awardees! Learn more about the recipients here.
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2024 OHER Awards for Yale Research Excellence
The Office of Health Equity Research (OHER) is pleased to announce the recipients and finalists of the 2024 OHER Awards for Yale Research Excellence.
medicine.yale.edu
April 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Congratulations to the 2024 Office of Health Equity Research (OHER) Yale Research Excellence Awardees! Learn more about the recipients here.
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