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“He’s Not Marrying my Daughter”: Stigma against People in Recovery from Substance Use Disorder

February 18, 2020

Austin McNeill Brown DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF [PDF] KEY FINDINGS We are generally unwilling to accept people who are recovering from substance use disorders into our social and professional circles. People in recovery, regardless of the label used to describe them, may experience social distancing from others as the intimacy of the relationship increases. In an…

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Lerner Center Awarded Grant to Train Healthcare Providers on Plans of Safe Care for Babies born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

February 13, 2020

The Lerner Center was awarded a grant by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation for their project: “Implementing and Evaluating the Efficacy of a New Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Plan of Safe Care.” The project aims to increase health provider education surrounding the successful development of Plans of Safe Care (POSC) for mothers with addiction and babies…

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Lerner Chair, Shannon Monnat, has new article on age, period, and cohort patterns of substance use in the U.S.

February 13, 2020

Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, is a coauthor on a new article published in the journal Socius, titled: “Visualizing Age, Period, and Cohort Patterns of Substance Use in the U.S. Opioid Crisis.”

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Lerner Center announces its Request for Proposal for the 2020 Faculty Fellows Program

February 12, 2020

The Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University is proud to announce its 2020 Lerner Center Faculty Fellows Grant Program. The Faculty Fellows Grant Program intends to fund at least two research/evaluation awards in the areas of population health and/or health promotion. Awards will be…

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Lerner Center Fellow Xiaoyan Zhang featured on WAER for data slice on child poverty rates among single mother families

February 7, 2020

Xiaoyan Zhang, Lerner Center Fellow and PhD candidate in the department of Human Development and Family Science, was interviewed on WAER for her latest data slice on child poverty rates for single mother families.

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Adolescent and Young Adult Mental Health is Better in States that Mandate More School Mental Health Policies

February 4, 2020

Stephanie Spera and Shannon Monnat DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF [PDF] Key findings: States with more mandated mental health policies in public schools have significantly lower adolescent suicide and substance abuse rates. States that mandate school-based mental health centers, professional development in suicide prevention, and social-emotional curriculums have significantly lower adolescent suicide and substance abuse rates. Mandated…

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Maxwell team wins grant from Department of Justice for opioid study

January 29, 2020

Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, along with Lerner Center Associate Director Alexandra Punch, will work along side the the Maxwell X Lab to conduct research on various opioid court treatments in New York State. Read the full story here: https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/stories/Maxwell_team_wins_grant_from_Department_of_Justice_for_opioid_study/.

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Prenatal Care for Undocumented Immigrants: Implications for Policy, Practice, and Ethics

January 21, 2020

Rachel Fabi DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF [PDF] KEY FINDINGS Policies that cover undocumented immigrants during pregnancy sometimes restrict what services can be covered. Health care providers feel like they cannot always treat all of their patients the same due to policy restrictions. Some providers develop workarounds in order to meet their undocumented patients’ needs.

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Lerner Chair, Shannon Monnat, is quoted in Marie Claire article about rural dermatology deserts.

January 8, 2020

This article highlights how dermatologists are heading to metropolitan areas of the U.S. for new business, leaving rural areas throughout the country scarce resources to care for and prevent skin cancers, like melanoma. Read more in the article: What is Teledermatology – and How Did It Become So Popular?

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New York State’s Population is Aging: Will Communities Be Ready?

January 7, 2020

Claire Pendergrast DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF [PDF] Ellen is 79 years old and lives alone in a two-bedroom house in a small town in upstate New York. She has owned her home for thirty years, and she loves her town. She raised her daughter there, she volunteers at the local library, and she loves the people…

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Results from Lerner Center campus-wide survey featured in SU Faculty and Staff Newsletter

December 17, 2019

In Spring 2019, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion developed and disseminated a campus-wide survey on health and wellness goals. The survey explored how health and wellness goals differed among race/ethnicity, sex, and role at Syracuse University (faculty, staff, undergraduate or graduate student). Results were very insightful and will inform future Healthy Monday programming. The…

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DeStress for Success: Improving Student Mental Health with a New Healthy Monday Program

December 17, 2019

Mary Kate LeeDOWNLOAD THE BRIEF [PDF] College students’ mental health is suffering. Over the past decade, rates of depression and suicidal ideation among college students have steadily increased.

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Our Female Veterans Deserve Better Healthcare

December 10, 2019

Mariah Brennan DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF [PDF] Women now make up 30% of veterans from the Post 9/11 service era. This large group of women is increasingly diverse, with non-Whites comprising 32% and Hispanics comprising 13% of female veterans.1

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Research coauthored by Lerner Chair, Shannon Monnat, is featured in this CityLab article: The Changing Geography of the Opioid Crisis

December 6, 2019

Monnat and colleagues published work on the geography of the opioid epidemic, which highlighted in an article by CityLab: The Changing Geography of the Opioid Crisis. The article explores the history of the opioid epidemic and its evolution into a nationwide crisis.

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Child Poverty Has Been Declining in Single-Mother Families, but the Gap Remains Large

November 26, 2019

Xiaoyan Zhang [DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF] Listen to Zhang’s interview on WAER. It is well known that family environments impact children’s health. Family structure (whether a child lives in a married vs. single-parent family) is a strong predictor of child poverty, and child poverty is associated with poor health.

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DeRuyter Monday Mile Team Wins the “Power of Rural Award” for Dedication to Improving Community Health

November 21, 2019

In celebration of National Rural Health Day, the Madison County Rural Health Council recognizes Madison County residents who have shown a deep passion and commitment to bettering the health and wellness of their community. This year, the Rural Health Council awarded the DeRuyter Monday Mile Team for creating their own Monday Mile Day and organizing…

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We Need to Change the Language we use to Describe Individuals with Substance Use Issues

November 19, 2019

Austin McNeill Brown DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF [PDF] KEY FINDINGS Terms like “Substance Abuser,” “Alcoholic and “Addict” stigmatize people with substance use issues. Health care professionals, individuals with addictions, individuals in recovery, and the general public all associate negative bias with terms like “addict” and “abuser”. Person-first language such as “person with a substance use disorder”…

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Lerner Chair Shannon Monnat participates in White House roundtable on reducing opioid overdoses

November 15, 2019

Monnat, the Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, traveled to our nation’s capital to participate in a roundtable discussion on addressing the opioid epidemic in the United States.

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Results from the SU Health & Wellness Goal Survey

November 5, 2019

Shannon Monnat, Mary Kate Lee, Ashley Van Slyke, and Alexandra Punch DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF [PDF] KEY FINDINGS Increasing physical activity is the top-ranked health and wellness goal at SU. Improving diet and nutrition and better managing stress were also highly prioritized. Graduate students were more likely than other groups to report having goals to be…

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The U.S. Has a Serious Shortage of Affordable Housing, Especially for Younger and Older Adults

October 22, 2019

Sarah Mawhorter DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF [PDF] Many renters in the U.S. struggle to afford housing. Nationwide, half of renters pay more than 30% of their income for rent (the federal standard for affordability). Over a quarter of renters pay more than 50% of their income for rent.

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There are Costs from Spending Too Much Time on Social Media

October 8, 2019

Sean Withington and Alexandra Punch DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF [PDF] In 2006, Facebook marked the beginning of a new era in social media by making itself universally available. Since then, membership on social media platforms has exploded. Ninety percent of young adults in the U.S. are now on social media, and the majority visit these sites…

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People with Developmental Disabilities Have Much more Life to Live

October 1, 2019

Dalton Stevens DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF [PDF] KEY FINDINGS • Adults with any type of development disability (DD) die an average of 23.5 years earlier than adults without developmental disability. • The early death disadvantage is largest for those with cerebral palsy, other rare developmental disabilities, or co-occurring developmental disabilities, who die up to 34 years…

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Having a Disability Reduces Chances of Employment for all Racial/Ethnic Groups

September 17, 2019

Jennifer D. Brooks DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF [PDF] Having a disability is related to lower employment rates for all racial/ethnic groups.

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Having a disability increases the likelihood of food insecurity despite federal programs to prevent this hardship

September 10, 2019

Colleen Heflin, Claire Altman, and Laura Rodriguez DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF [PDF] KEY FINDINGS Disabilities are associated with food insecurity through multiple pathways. Work-limiting disabilities, cognitive limitations, trouble hearing, and certain physical limitations are related to increased likelihood of food insecurity for prime-age adults (age 19-59). The high prevalence of food insecurity among the disabled population…

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