Trump Order to Criminalize Homelessness Sparks Alarm
New Policy Reduces Housing First While Favoring Enforcement and Involuntary Treatment. That Could Worsen Homelessness, LDI Experts Warn
Research & Policy Updates
Incarceration as Social Determinant of Health
Penn Researcher Says Mental Illness, Chronic Disease Risks Surge After Release
Many Maternal Deaths Occur After Birth, With Mental Health a Key Factor
LDI Experts Are Making Postpartum Care Safer With Telehealth, Remote Monitoring, Doulas, and Long-Acting Addiction Care
Health Insurance May Slow Toxin-Related Aging, LDI Fellow Finds
Researchers Urge Expanding Insurance Coverage with Stronger Environmental Protections to Ease the Biological Toll of Lead and Other Hazards
Housing May Help Homeless Veterans With Heart Disease Avoid the ER
Faster Access to Stable Housing May Improve Health for Vulnerable Veterans, LDI Fellows’ Study Finds
Unhealthy Housing Is a Public Health Threat, Penn’s Cheryl Bettigole Says
Former Philadelphia Health Commissioner Releases Policy Brief as City Council Weighs Stronger Tenant Protections
Rural Health Funds May Not Reach Hardest-Hit States, Study Finds
First Rural Health Grants May Not Go to Areas With the Greatest Needs, LDI Experts Find
How to Lower Maternal and Child Deaths Across the World? Give Low-Income Families Cash.
Research Brief: Cash Transfer Programs Improve Birth, Nutrition, and Early Childhood Health Outcomes
Loss of Vital Monitoring System Threatens Nation’s Health
Without Pressure From Congress, NHANES — Which Helped Uncover High Levels of Childhood Lead, Nutritional Deficiencies, and Forever Chemicals — Will Cease to Exist
Only One in Four High-Risk Rural Births Get Appropriate Hospital Care
A Multi-State Study Finds That Parents Often Travel 60+ Miles—With Distance, Insurance, and Race Driving Gaps in Maternal Care
Heart Failure Patients May Get Sicker When the Rent Is Too High
Cheaper Housing Could be a Way to Lower Hospitalizations Among Medicaid Patients with Heart Failure
LDI Research Helped Shape Pennsylvania’s New Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit
Pa.’s New Bipartisan Tax Credit is Designed to be Simple and Refundable – Reflecting Core Points From Penn LDI Researchers Who Briefed State Leaders