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Eliminating Smoking and Obesity Could Shrink U.S. Health Disparities, But Where People Live Matters Too

Dec 18, 2019

Smoking and obesity are the two leading causes of preventable death, disability, and chronic disease in the United States. New research shows that eliminating them could go a long way in reducing racial health gaps. But location also plays a key role in health disparities, with neighborhood setting…
News Topics: SmokingObesity
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Community-Engaged Research Day fosters collaborative partnerships

Jul 2, 2019

Community leaders and scientists shared breakfast and sought solutions to problems like opioids, obesity and depression June 6 at the Community-Engaged Research Day. The Community-Engaged Research Core of Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute hosted the event at Dixon University…
News Topics: CTSICollege of MedicineCommunityOpioidsObesityMental HealthSocial Science
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Eliminating smoking and obesity could affect racial health disparities

Mar 12, 2019

Obesity and smoking are the two leading causes of preventable deaths in the U.S., yet their full impact on health disparities is still being uncovered. Michelle Frisco, associate professor of sociology and demography and Social Science Research Institute co-funded faculty member at Penn State, is…
News Topics: SmokingObesityRacial DisparitiesLife Expectancy
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Regular bedtimes and sufficient sleep for children may lead to healthier teens

Dec 6, 2018

Having a regular, age-appropriate bedtime and getting sufficient sleep from early childhood may be important for healthy body weight in adolescence, according to researchers at Penn State. The researchers identified groups of children by bedtime and sleep routines and tested longitudinal…
News Topics: SleepTeensObesity
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