Yale Equity Reseach and Innovation Center (ERIC)
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Equity Research & Innovation Center (ERIC) @ Yale focuses on health/care disparities research. Founded by Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith. Posts are from ERIC.
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We are excited to present Maternal Health Equity: A Blueprint for Connecticut.
The blueprint aims to reduce life-threatening complications of pregnancy in Black women, and outlines steps our state can take now to make progress.
www.cthealth.org/publication/...
The blueprint aims to reduce life-threatening complications of pregnancy in Black women, and outlines steps our state can take now to make progress.
www.cthealth.org/publication/...
CT Health Foundation just released its blueprint outlining steps to achieving maternal health equity in CT! 💌 🎉
We at ERIC are honored to have helped support the creation of this report and grateful for CT Health’s leadership🌟
We at ERIC are honored to have helped support the creation of this report and grateful for CT Health’s leadership🌟
Did you know that the U.S. has the second-lowest number of midwives and ob-gyns per 1,000 births compared to other high-income countries?
Source: Commonwealth Fund www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
Source: Commonwealth Fund www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
Insights into the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis: An International Comparison
U.S. policymakers and delivery system leaders could learn from international models of maternity care, including for postpartum support and workforce composition.
www.commonwealthfund.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Did you know that the U.S. has the second-lowest number of midwives and ob-gyns per 1,000 births compared to other high-income countries?
Source: Commonwealth Fund www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
Source: Commonwealth Fund www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
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New analysis on rural primary care finds:
🏥 Demand for rural primary care physicians is projected to exceed supply by 2037
🚑 Nearly 1 in 4 rural adults used the ER for needs that could be treated in primary care
💻 Only 19% received primary care via telehealth, compared to 29% nationally
Details ⤵️
🏥 Demand for rural primary care physicians is projected to exceed supply by 2037
🚑 Nearly 1 in 4 rural adults used the ER for needs that could be treated in primary care
💻 Only 19% received primary care via telehealth, compared to 29% nationally
Details ⤵️
The State of Rural Primary Care in the United States
Rural Americans face significant barriers to accessing adequate primary care; tailored federal and state programs can help address some of these challenges.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New analysis on rural primary care finds:
🏥 Demand for rural primary care physicians is projected to exceed supply by 2037
🚑 Nearly 1 in 4 rural adults used the ER for needs that could be treated in primary care
💻 Only 19% received primary care via telehealth, compared to 29% nationally
Details ⤵️
🏥 Demand for rural primary care physicians is projected to exceed supply by 2037
🚑 Nearly 1 in 4 rural adults used the ER for needs that could be treated in primary care
💻 Only 19% received primary care via telehealth, compared to 29% nationally
Details ⤵️
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Join Urban on 12/10 @ 1:00 p.m. ET for a virtual workshop on using #data to set strategic priorities for upward mobility in your #community, using guidance from the Toolkit for Increasing Upward Mobility.
Reserve your spot. #LiveatUrban
Join Urban on 12/10 @ 1:00 p.m. ET for a virtual workshop on using #data to set strategic priorities for upward mobility in your #community, using guidance from the Toolkit for Increasing Upward Mobility.
Reserve your spot. #LiveatUrban
Virtual Workshop: Using Data to Inform Strategic Priorities in Your Community
To expand opportunity and well-being for residents, local leaders need the right data and the skills to put the data into action. This session will help participants identify the most relevant data so...
urbn.is
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
There’s still time to register!
Join Urban on 12/10 @ 1:00 p.m. ET for a virtual workshop on using #data to set strategic priorities for upward mobility in your #community, using guidance from the Toolkit for Increasing Upward Mobility.
Reserve your spot. #LiveatUrban
Join Urban on 12/10 @ 1:00 p.m. ET for a virtual workshop on using #data to set strategic priorities for upward mobility in your #community, using guidance from the Toolkit for Increasing Upward Mobility.
Reserve your spot. #LiveatUrban
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Rolling out soon: NEJM Clinician
NEJM Clinician keeps you informed and prepared through expertly curated and contextualized summaries of the most impactful and practice-changing advances in internal medicine.
Learn more: nej.md/48djv0c
NEJM Clinician keeps you informed and prepared through expertly curated and contextualized summaries of the most impactful and practice-changing advances in internal medicine.
Learn more: nej.md/48djv0c
December 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Rolling out soon: NEJM Clinician
NEJM Clinician keeps you informed and prepared through expertly curated and contextualized summaries of the most impactful and practice-changing advances in internal medicine.
Learn more: nej.md/48djv0c
NEJM Clinician keeps you informed and prepared through expertly curated and contextualized summaries of the most impactful and practice-changing advances in internal medicine.
Learn more: nej.md/48djv0c
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WIC participants who redeem fewer fruits, veggies, milk, eggs and formula are more likely to leave the program early, this study finds. Understanding redemption patterns can help improve retention and maximize WIC’s positive impact on child nutrition. ja.ma/4rpeev4
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
WIC participants who redeem fewer fruits, veggies, milk, eggs and formula are more likely to leave the program early, this study finds. Understanding redemption patterns can help improve retention and maximize WIC’s positive impact on child nutrition. ja.ma/4rpeev4
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@solomonctryls.bsky.social faculty affiliate and @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social Prof. @carygross.bsky.social spoke to Cancer Network about his new research on health outcomes among incarcerated cancer patients and how to improve their quality of care. www.cancernetwork.com/view/data-sh...
Data Show Increased Cancer-Related Mortality in Incarcerated Population | CancerNetwork
A collaboration between the Connecticut Departments of Health and Corrections and the COPPER Center aimed to improve outcomes among incarcerated patients.
www.cancernetwork.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
@solomonctryls.bsky.social faculty affiliate and @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social Prof. @carygross.bsky.social spoke to Cancer Network about his new research on health outcomes among incarcerated cancer patients and how to improve their quality of care. www.cancernetwork.com/view/data-sh...
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Families with low redemption of WIC benefits were more likely to leave the program, highlighting the need to reduce administrative burdens and improve access. ja.ma/4opIqDV
December 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Families with low redemption of WIC benefits were more likely to leave the program, highlighting the need to reduce administrative burdens and improve access. ja.ma/4opIqDV
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"We, as a country, can improve health care affordability,” Professor @rozmurray.bsky.social says.
Oregon was the first US state to limit how much hospitals can charge. Hit the link to learn how much $$$ caps saved (without impacting quality).
https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-12-02/hospital-price-caps
Oregon was the first US state to limit how much hospitals can charge. Hit the link to learn how much $$$ caps saved (without impacting quality).
https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-12-02/hospital-price-caps
December 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"We, as a country, can improve health care affordability,” Professor @rozmurray.bsky.social says.
Oregon was the first US state to limit how much hospitals can charge. Hit the link to learn how much $$$ caps saved (without impacting quality).
https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-12-02/hospital-price-caps
Oregon was the first US state to limit how much hospitals can charge. Hit the link to learn how much $$$ caps saved (without impacting quality).
https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-12-02/hospital-price-caps
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Learn more about telePrEP and our HIV research on our News Center.
Study Finds Telemedicine Dramatically Improves Coverage of HIV Prevention Medication
A new study led by researchers at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health estimates that nearly 20% of U.S. residents who use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention received the...
sph.emory.edu
December 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Learn more about telePrEP and our HIV research on our News Center.
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💊 #SouthAfrica Dablapmeds programme cut clinic queues, reduced default rates, and reached 3.7M patients with #HIV and #NCDs — at less than $5 per person per year.
🌎But shrinking global health aid threatens the model’s sustainability
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
#globalfund #pepfar
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
🌎But shrinking global health aid threatens the model’s sustainability
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
#globalfund #pepfar
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
How South Africa Got Chronic Medicine To Millions Of Patients And Why It's Now At Risk - Health Policy Watch
Over 3.7 million South Africans on monthly chronic medication can now get their medicine faster and closer to home, thanks to a vast network involving
healthpolicy-watch.news
December 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
💊 #SouthAfrica Dablapmeds programme cut clinic queues, reduced default rates, and reached 3.7M patients with #HIV and #NCDs — at less than $5 per person per year.
🌎But shrinking global health aid threatens the model’s sustainability
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
#globalfund #pepfar
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
🌎But shrinking global health aid threatens the model’s sustainability
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
#globalfund #pepfar
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
Did you know that American Indigenous and Black people are over three times as likely as White people to die from pregnancy-related causes?
Source: CDC www.cdc.gov/womens-healt...
Source: CDC www.cdc.gov/womens-healt...
Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality
Learn about working together to reduce Black maternal mortality.
www.cdc.gov
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Did you know that American Indigenous and Black people are over three times as likely as White people to die from pregnancy-related causes?
Source: CDC www.cdc.gov/womens-healt...
Source: CDC www.cdc.gov/womens-healt...
Honored to have ERIC’s Marcella Nunez-Smith as the chair of the advisory committee behind this blueprint & incredibly important project by @cthealth.org. Special thanks also to our partners at Yale Global Health Leadership Institute.
Check out the blueprint toward maternal health equity below:
Check out the blueprint toward maternal health equity below:
Connecticut ranks in the bottom half of the nation in life-threatening complications of pregnancy. There are steps we can take to change this. The blueprint for maternal health equity offers a way forward.
Read the blueprint:
www.cthealth.org/publication/...
Read the blueprint:
www.cthealth.org/publication/...
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Honored to have ERIC’s Marcella Nunez-Smith as the chair of the advisory committee behind this blueprint & incredibly important project by @cthealth.org. Special thanks also to our partners at Yale Global Health Leadership Institute.
Check out the blueprint toward maternal health equity below:
Check out the blueprint toward maternal health equity below:
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Covid-19 has been linked to cardiovascular complications, but the long-term impacts, particularly for mild infections, are not well understood. A study in Nature Communications demonstrate an increased risk of cardiovascular disease after Covid-19, also among mild cases. #medsky #cardiosky 🧪
Covid-19 and cardiovascular disease in a total population-study of long-term effects, social factors and Covid-19-vaccination - Nature Communications
Covid-19 has been linked to cardiovascular complications, but the long-term impacts, particularly for mild infections, are not well understood. Here, the authors investigate the long-term impacts of Covid-19 on cardiovascular disease using data on the whole population of Sweden aged 40-75 years.
go.nature.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Covid-19 has been linked to cardiovascular complications, but the long-term impacts, particularly for mild infections, are not well understood. A study in Nature Communications demonstrate an increased risk of cardiovascular disease after Covid-19, also among mild cases. #medsky #cardiosky 🧪
CT Health Foundation just released its blueprint outlining steps to achieving maternal health equity in CT! 💌 🎉
We at ERIC are honored to have helped support the creation of this report and grateful for CT Health’s leadership🌟
We at ERIC are honored to have helped support the creation of this report and grateful for CT Health’s leadership🌟
We are excited to present Maternal Health Equity: A Blueprint for Connecticut.
The blueprint aims to reduce life-threatening complications of pregnancy in Black women, and outlines steps our state can take now to make progress.
www.cthealth.org/publication/...
The blueprint aims to reduce life-threatening complications of pregnancy in Black women, and outlines steps our state can take now to make progress.
www.cthealth.org/publication/...
November 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
CT Health Foundation just released its blueprint outlining steps to achieving maternal health equity in CT! 💌 🎉
We at ERIC are honored to have helped support the creation of this report and grateful for CT Health’s leadership🌟
We at ERIC are honored to have helped support the creation of this report and grateful for CT Health’s leadership🌟
Reposted by Yale Equity Reseach and Innovation Center (ERIC)
Does #SNAP cover the cost of a meal in your county?
Evidence shows that the maximum SNAP benefit often falls short of covering a modest meal, leaving many families vulnerable to #foodinsecurity. Explore county-level #data with Urban’s interactive tool.
Evidence shows that the maximum SNAP benefit often falls short of covering a modest meal, leaving many families vulnerable to #foodinsecurity. Explore county-level #data with Urban’s interactive tool.
Does SNAP Cover the Cost of a Meal in Your County?
Amid inflation, SNAP benefits did not cover the cost of a meal in 99 percent of counties in 2022. Adjustments to SNAP narrowed—but didn’t close—that gap.
urbn.is
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Does #SNAP cover the cost of a meal in your county?
Evidence shows that the maximum SNAP benefit often falls short of covering a modest meal, leaving many families vulnerable to #foodinsecurity. Explore county-level #data with Urban’s interactive tool.
Evidence shows that the maximum SNAP benefit often falls short of covering a modest meal, leaving many families vulnerable to #foodinsecurity. Explore county-level #data with Urban’s interactive tool.
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#ICYMI: our @bmj.com Collection on women’s health innovation, exploring how better data, leadership, and policy can drive equity in women’s health.
@jocalynclark.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
Explore the full collection: www.bmj.com/collections/...
@jocalynclark.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
Explore the full collection: www.bmj.com/collections/...
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
#ICYMI: our @bmj.com Collection on women’s health innovation, exploring how better data, leadership, and policy can drive equity in women’s health.
@jocalynclark.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
Explore the full collection: www.bmj.com/collections/...
@jocalynclark.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
Explore the full collection: www.bmj.com/collections/...
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Immigrants report significant health and economic challenges:
Nearly half say they struggle to pay for housing, food, or health care — up from 31% in 2023.
40% of immigrants, and 77% of likely undocumented immigrants, say immigration-related worries have negatively impacted their health since Jan.
Nearly half say they struggle to pay for housing, food, or health care — up from 31% in 2023.
40% of immigrants, and 77% of likely undocumented immigrants, say immigration-related worries have negatively impacted their health since Jan.
November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Immigrants report significant health and economic challenges:
Nearly half say they struggle to pay for housing, food, or health care — up from 31% in 2023.
40% of immigrants, and 77% of likely undocumented immigrants, say immigration-related worries have negatively impacted their health since Jan.
Nearly half say they struggle to pay for housing, food, or health care — up from 31% in 2023.
40% of immigrants, and 77% of likely undocumented immigrants, say immigration-related worries have negatively impacted their health since Jan.
Congratulations to ERIC Faculty Dr. Josefa Martinez-Brockman, PhD, MHS, for her publication on dyadic care models, a model focused on providing medical care to mothers and infants together, to improve health outcomes.
Learn more here: publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
Learn more here: publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Congratulations to ERIC Faculty Dr. Josefa Martinez-Brockman, PhD, MHS, for her publication on dyadic care models, a model focused on providing medical care to mothers and infants together, to improve health outcomes.
Learn more here: publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
Learn more here: publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
Did you know rural residents face a 64% increase in pregnancy-related mortality compared to urban residents?
(Source: Bossen et al, 2022 academic.oup.com/aje/article/...)
(Source: Bossen et al, 2022 academic.oup.com/aje/article/...)
Rural-Urban Differences in Maternal Mortality Trends in the United States, 1999–2017: Accounting for the Impact of the Pregnancy Status Checkbox
Abstract. It has been difficult to measure rural-urban differences in maternal mortality ratios (MMRs) in the United States in recent years because of the
academic.oup.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Did you know rural residents face a 64% increase in pregnancy-related mortality compared to urban residents?
(Source: Bossen et al, 2022 academic.oup.com/aje/article/...)
(Source: Bossen et al, 2022 academic.oup.com/aje/article/...)
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Over thirty-six million views, one woman’s pain, and a question: Who listens when Black women are in crisis? My latest in @msnowreports.bsky.social Daily unpacks the viral moment and what it reveals about healthcare, racism, and urgency.
🔗: www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
🔗: www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
This viral TikTok illustrates the pain of giving birth while Black
Dallas Regional Medical Center said in a statement that it is “committed to providing compassionate, high-quality care to every person who comes through our doors.”
www.ms.now
November 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Over thirty-six million views, one woman’s pain, and a question: Who listens when Black women are in crisis? My latest in @msnowreports.bsky.social Daily unpacks the viral moment and what it reveals about healthcare, racism, and urgency.
🔗: www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
🔗: www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
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A new study found the Trump administration’s cuts to NIH grants disrupted more than 380 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants.
The cuts disproportionately impacted trials on infectious diseases and minority communities.
The cuts disproportionately impacted trials on infectious diseases and minority communities.
Federal cuts upended clinical trials. A new study reveals the toll.
Grants for 383 clinical trials were terminated and the funding disruptions affected more than 74,000 trial participants, according to new research.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A new study found the Trump administration’s cuts to NIH grants disrupted more than 380 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants.
The cuts disproportionately impacted trials on infectious diseases and minority communities.
The cuts disproportionately impacted trials on infectious diseases and minority communities.
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“We’ve always known that getting early prenatal care is important. Now, in the United States, it’s moving in the wrong direction.”
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/h...
About a quarter of pregnant women in the US don’t get prenatal care in their first trimester, report says | CNN
A report released Monday by the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes says that only about 75% of babies last year were born to mothers who started prenatal care in the first trimester o...
www.cnn.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
“We’ve always known that getting early prenatal care is important. Now, in the United States, it’s moving in the wrong direction.”
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/h...
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Dr. Van Loon @kvanloonmd.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social spoke to @ktvufox2.bsky.social about an alarming new study giving clues that dietary patterns may be linked to the rise in colorectal cancer among younger people
www.ktvu.com/news/new-stu... #ColorectalCancer
www.ktvu.com/news/new-stu... #ColorectalCancer
New study links ultra-processed foods to rising colon cancer risk among young adults
Ultra-processed items include boxed soups, frozen meals and products with long shelf lives — foods many Americans grew up eating in the 1970s, 80s and 90s.
www.ktvu.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Dr. Van Loon @kvanloonmd.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social spoke to @ktvufox2.bsky.social about an alarming new study giving clues that dietary patterns may be linked to the rise in colorectal cancer among younger people
www.ktvu.com/news/new-stu... #ColorectalCancer
www.ktvu.com/news/new-stu... #ColorectalCancer
Did you know 22% of Black women who have been pregnant in the past 10 years report being refused pain medications they thought they needed?
(Source: KFF www.kff.org/racial-equit...)
(Source: KFF www.kff.org/racial-equit...)
Five Facts About Black Women’s Experiences in Health Care | KFF
This brief examines Black women's experiences in health care, including unfair treatment by providers due to race and their health outcomes as a result of this treatment. The brief also explores the a...
www.kff.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Did you know 22% of Black women who have been pregnant in the past 10 years report being refused pain medications they thought they needed?
(Source: KFF www.kff.org/racial-equit...)
(Source: KFF www.kff.org/racial-equit...)
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A Perspective in Nature Medicine outlines an agenda for urban health research that promotes a virtuous cycle by which population health and environmental sustainability support and reinforce each other. go.nature.com/49g7kC3 #healthpolicy #publichealth 🧪
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A Perspective in Nature Medicine outlines an agenda for urban health research that promotes a virtuous cycle by which population health and environmental sustainability support and reinforce each other. go.nature.com/49g7kC3 #healthpolicy #publichealth 🧪