Population Health and Disparities
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Lack of Diversity in Clinical Trials Costs Billions of Dollars. Incentives Can Spur Innovation
Economic incentives to recruit more diverse participants for clinical trials are available and could save the U.S. billions of dollars.
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Women and Adolescent Girls Face Barriers Accessing Birth Control and Plan B – Even in Blue States Like California
States dedicated to ensuring women receive the care they need should fix existing gaps in contraceptive access.
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Cannabis Regulations Inadequate Given Rising Health Risks of High-Potency Products
A new USC Schaeffer Center white paper shows how state-level cannabis regulations have weak public health parameters compared to other countries, leaving consumers vulnerable.
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Federal Regulations of Cannabis for Public Health in the United States
State-level cannabis regulations have weak public health parameters compared to other countries, leaving consumers vulnerable.
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Associations of Eating Identities With Self-Reported Dietary Behaviors and Body Mass Index
Researchers examined correlations between participants’ race/ethnicity and other socio-demographic characteristics and affinity with these eating identities.
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California Has a Child Care Crisis. How Finding It – and Paying for It – Can Be a Nightmare
Child care providers, many already struggling before COVID, have been hit hard over the past two years. Plummeting demand for child care, increased cleaning and supply costs, virus safety measures and capacity restrictions created a perfect storm of stressors, said providers and experts familiar with the child care field.
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Rating the Comparative Efficacy of State-Level Cannabis Policies on Recreational Cannabis Markets in the United States
Schaeffer experts identified identified key cannabis policies and their provisions enacted by U.S. states; rated their theoretical efficacy in a restrictive form for reducing problematic use and impaired driving in the context of a recreational cannabis market as judged by experts; and rated the strength of evidence for each policy.
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Schaeffer Center Economic Modeling Contributes to National Academy Report on Diversity in Clinical Trials
Populations underrepresented in clinical trials face worse health outcomes that will cost the U.S. trillions of dollars over the next three decades.
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A Conversation on America’s Mental Health Crisis
Join the USC Schaeffer Center and USC Price School for a webinar that will address the pandemic’s mental health crisis, how it is affecting employers and schools, and the opportunities and challenges of digital health.
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Will the Rise of Work From Home Improve Our Health?
As the pandemic becomes endemic, major companies have announced varying polices about the future of remote work. Matthew Kahn argues that government and industry should accommodate WFH or hybrid plans because the benefits are manifold.
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