Causal inference challenges and new directions for epidemiologic research on the health effects of social policies

EC Matthay, MM Glymour - Current Epidemiology Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purposeof Review Epidemiologic research on the health effects of social policies is
growing rapidly because of the potentially large impact of these policies on population …

Structural interventions that affect racial inequities and their impact on population health outcomes: a systematic review

EC Clark, E Cranston, T Polin, S Ndumbe-Eyoh… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Structural racism is the historical and ongoing reinforcement of racism within society due to
discriminatory systems and inequitable distribution of key resources. Racism, embedded …

[HTML][HTML] Peer reviewed: effect of inadequate sleep on frequent mental distress

A Blackwelder, M Hoskins, L Huber - Preventing chronic disease, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study by using 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS) data that included 273,695 US adults aged 18 to 64 …

Structural transphobia is associated with psychological distress and suicidality in a large national sample of transgender adults

MA Price, NL Hollinsaid, S McKetta, EJ Mellen… - Social Psychiatry and …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Transgender adults face increasingly discriminatory laws/policies and prejudicial
attitudes in many regions of the United States (US), yet research has neither quantified state …

Stress, social support and their relationship to depression and anxiety among Latina immigrant women

D Ryan, SN Tornberg-Belanger, G Perez… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Latina immigrant women in the United States are at increased risk of adverse
mental health outcomes due to economic, political, cultural and social stressors related to …

“We need health for all”: Mental health and barriers to care among Latinxs in California and Connecticut

MAV Espinoza-Kulick, JP Cerdeña - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Latinx (im) migrant groups remain underserved by existing mental health resources. Past
research has illuminated the complex factors contributing to this problem, including …

Downward national trends in mental health treatment offered in Spanish: state differences by proportion of Hispanic residents

G Pro, C Brown, M Rojo, J Patel, C Flax… - Psychiatric …, 2022 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: This study aimed to determine how the prevalence of mental health treatment
facilities that offer services in Spanish has changed over time in the United States. Methods …

A Content Analysis Of US Sanctuary Immigration Policies: Implications For Research In Social Determinants Of Health: Study examines US sanctuary immigration …

R Ortiz, D Farrell-Bryan, G Gutierrez, C Boen, V Tam… - Health …, 2021 - healthaffairs.org
Restrictive immigration policies are important social determinants of health, but less is
known about the health implications and health-related content of protective immigration …

Immigrant-related policies and the health outcomes of Latinx adults in the United States: a systematic review

DM Crookes, KK Stanhope, SF Suglia - Epidemiology, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: US federal and subfederal immigrant-related policy activity has increased in
recent years. We hypothesize that these policies are structural determinants of health for …

An intersectional and social determinants of health framework for understanding Latinx psychological distress in 2020: Disentangling the effects of immigration policy …

E Díaz McConnell, CM Sheehan… - Journal of Latinx …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
La pandemia de COVID-19 ha afectado de manera desproporcionada en EE. UU. a las
comunidades de color, tales como la población latina. La pandemia coincide con otros …