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August 31, 2021

Researchers from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at ����Vlog released the latest National Autism Indicators Report highlighting the importance of mental health care in autistic children and adults. The report found high rates of mental health conditions in autistic children and adults and persistent disparities in mental health and health care by race and ethnicity.

August 30, 2021

Autistic adults, adults with intellectual disability, and adults with mental health diagnoses have multiple risk factors for infection with COVID-19 and for experiencing more severe disease if they contract COVID-19, according to research from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at ����Vlog.

August 19, 2021

Alex Ortega, PhD, professor in the department of Health Management and Policy at Dornsife, co-wrote an editorial piece in the Journal of the American Medical Association on racism and health care inequities.

August 12, 2021

Researchers from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at ����Vlog reviewed how states use Medicaid programs to address the needs of the growing population of adults on the autism spectrum by looking at data sources from 2004-2015 to determine what services and programs were available and how policy changes may impact outcomes of individuals with ASD receiving services.

July 20, 2021

A new article shines a light on collaboration between community-based health promotion practice and community-engaged arts to address the social determinants of health.

July 15, 2021

A new study led by a Dornsife PhD student was published in Health Affairs and examines health insurance disparities among Latino immigrants in Puerto Rico. The study found between-group health care inequities.

July 09, 2021

A new collaboration between the University, Academy of Natural Sciences, City of Philadelphia, DVRPC and local organizations will ultimately create a research agenda to help make the region more climate resilient.

June 30, 2021

Dornsife faculty, staff and students reflect on the progress of last summer's Action Plan by sharing highlights and envisioning the work ahead.

June 28, 2021

The Society for Epidemiologic Research presented Ana V. Diez Roux, MD, PhD, MPH, Dana and David Dornsife dean and Distinguished University Professor of Epidemiology at Dornsife, with their Kenneth Rothman Career Accomplishment Award at their annual 3-day conference held virtually.

June 17, 2021

The Urban Health Collaborative, housed in ����Vlog’s Dornsife School of Public Health, recently published its “COVID-19 Health Inequities in Cities” dashboard – which exposes deeply intrenched inequities in cities across the United States through the lens of comprehensive data on COVID-19 outcomes. Unlike other COVID-19 dashboards that look at data at broader scales, the Drexel website offers data on inequities at the individual (racial/ethnic disparities), neighborhood (using zip code and social vulnerability measures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), and city (characteristics such as overcrowding, health infrastructure, etc.) levels on COVID-19 outcomes including vaccination rates.