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Connecting Housing and Health: Unaffordable Rent in the U.S. in 2023 (SHC Data Highlight)
Housing affordability is a key social determinant of health. Housing and health are connected – in this blog, we take a look at housing affordability in the U.S. by state and subpopulation.
Research on Effects of Provider Discrimination in Health Care Published in Medical Care Journal
Discrimination in health care settings is an understudied factor in health care access and health outcomes, particularly for mental health. Even fewer studies have looked specifically at the intersections of multiple forms of unfair treatment in relation to provider discrimination, health care… Read more
Who’s Left Out? Exploring Minnesota’s Uninsured Population with Interactive Maps
Our updated uninsured profile mapping tool helps make complex health data easier to understand, providing a visual companion to the tool’s Excel spreadsheet. In this post, we look at the map’s features and how you can use it to explore uninsurance and health care access in MN.
Research Letter, “Provider Discrimination by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” Published in Journal of General Internal Medicine
SHADAC Senior Research Associate Natalie Schwehr Mac Arthur and co-authors wanted to better understand provider discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity in Minnesota. Their analysis of 2021 & 2023 data from the Minnesota Health Access Survey (MNHA) has been published by… Read more
What Are Pre-Existing Conditions? A Brief Overview of the ACA, Pre-Existing Conditions, and How They Connect
What are pre-existing conditions? Pre existing conditions could once lead to automatic denial of insurance coverage. Learn more in SHADAC's latest Basics Blog.
SHADAC Webinar April 24th: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Opportunities to Forge a Healthier Future
Senior Research Fellow Colin Planalp presented his research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their pernicious role in undermining the health of both children and adults in SHADAC’s free webinar on April 24th. View the video, transcript, and slides in this post.
Minnesota Community and Uninsured Profile Updated to Include 2023 American Community Survey Estimates
SHADAC researchers have updated our ‘Minnesota Community and Uninsured Profile’ to include the latest ACS data from 2019 - 2023.
What Is the Gini Coefficient? Gini Coefficient Definition, Uses, and More
What is the Gini coefficient? It is the most commonly used measure of inequality, often used to measure income inequality specifically. Learn more in our latest Basics Blog.
Adult Excessive Alcohol Consumption Rate Trends in the United States
From pre-pandemic to during the pandemic, heavy alcohol use among Americans rose nearly 20%. This increase in drinking was sustained through 2022.
Food Insecurity in America: New Social Determinants State Health Compare Measure Tracks Percent of Households Experiencing Food Insecurity
Social determinants of health are social factors that impact an individual or community’s health.
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