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After new immigration enforcement program, fewer Hispanic citizens enroll in SNAP, ACA
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Enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Affordable Care Act declined among Hispanic citizens of the United States after the Secure Communities program took effect, a working paper by Marcella Alsan of Stanford Medical School and Crystal Yang of Harvard Law School finds.
Why people stay in areas vulnerable to natural disasters
Source: JournalistsResource.orgIn the anticipation and aftermath of natural disasters, those in their path face difficult choices: To stay, or to leave? To relocate, or to rebuild in areas prone to the risk of property damage, which is predicted to become more acute as climate change progresses?
Fracking linked to increased rates of sexually transmitted infections
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Fracking is linked to increased rates of sexually transmitted infections in Ohio, according to research published in PLoS ONE by academics at the Yale School of Public Health.
Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, uses pressurized liquid to penetrate deep into rock and extract natural gas.
How heat waves affect the elderly
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Heat waves are expected to occur with increasing frequency, and older people are particularly imperiled by extreme summer temperatures.
When it comes to the economy, bad news hits people harder than good news
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Our personal well-being is more than twice as sensitive to economic decline as it is to economic growth, according to a study published in the May 2018 edition of The Review of Economics and Statistics.
Stores market sugary drinks more heavily on days when SNAP benefits are issued
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Stores market sugary drinks more heavily during Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit issuance days, a forthcoming study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds.
Gardens at school might boost availability of vegetables at home
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Having a garden at school might influence whether vegetables are available to children at home, a forthcoming study in Preventive Medicine finds.
E-cigarettes aren't better at helping smokers quit than other strategies
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E-cigarettes don’t help smokers quit more than other interventions, though financial incentives do, a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds.
Newborns' exposure to drugs: Discrepancies in mandatory reporting
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Cases of newborn exposure to illicit substances are much less likely to be reported to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) than to the Department of Public Health (DPH) in Illinois, despite regulations that mandate both agencies receive reports, according to a study forthcoming in Child Abuse & Neglect.