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We ain't misbehavin' here. The latest news in Behavioral Science on Newswise
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Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Behavioral Science channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

       
27-Oct-2022 10:25 AM EDT
Study Finds Persistent Disparities in Access to Prenatal Care Among Pregnant People Based on Citizenship Status and Education Level
Mount Sinai Health System

Findings suggest exclusions to Medicaid because of immigration status may increase risk for maternal health care disparities in some immigrant populations

Released: 20-Oct-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Prenatal care for foreign-born Latinx people dropped during 2016 presidential campaign
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Rates of prenatal care among foreign-born Latinx pregnant people decreased below expected levels during the 2016 presidential campaign – likely reflecting the effects of harmful anti-immigrant rhetoric, reports a study in the November issue of Medical Care. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

   
Released: 18-Oct-2022 10:45 AM EDT
Vilcek Foundation Awards $600,000 in Prizes to Immigrant Scientists and Musicians
Vilcek Foundation

The Vilcek Foundation announces the recipients of the 2023 Vilcek Foundation Prizes. Awarded annually in the arts and sciences, the prizes recognize and celebrate immigrant contributions to the arts, culture, and society, and build awareness of how important immigration is for intellectual and cultural life in the United States.

   
Newswise: Tip Sheet: Johns Hopkins Experts Present on Immigrant Mental Health, Reproductive Health Care and More at National Pediatrics Meeting
Released: 8-Oct-2022 8:00 AM EDT
Tip Sheet: Johns Hopkins Experts Present on Immigrant Mental Health, Reproductive Health Care and More at National Pediatrics Meeting
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins Children’s Center researchers will present on several different topics at the AAP Experience National Conference & Exhibition.

Released: 6-Oct-2022 11:40 AM EDT
Question 4: Should Massachusetts offer Driver’s Licenses to Unauthorized Immigrants?
Tufts University

A report released today by the Center for State Policy Analysis (cSPA) at Tufts University's Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life examines the potential effects of Massachusetts ballot question 4, which would allow unauthorized immigrants to obtain state-issued driver’s licenses.

Newswise: More Stress, Fewer Coping Resources for Latina Mothers Post-Trump
Released: 13-Sep-2022 6:05 AM EDT
More Stress, Fewer Coping Resources for Latina Mothers Post-Trump
University of California San Diego

The sociopolitical climate in the United States has taken its toll on the mental health of Latina mothers, according to new research from the University of California San Diego. Findings show increased depression, anxiety and perceived stress in a border city and reduced coping resources in both a border and interior US city.

   
Released: 22-Jul-2022 3:25 PM EDT
Evidence that asylum seekers are facing human rights violations in Croatia is now incontestable, says new study
University of Nottingham

Every week, hundreds of asylum seekers are facing extreme forms of police brutality, as well as being forcibly expelled from the EU without having their asylum claims processed by Croatian authorities, new independent research has found.

Newswise: UCI study examines broad impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity among rural, Latino immigrants in California
Released: 21-Jul-2022 4:20 PM EDT
UCI study examines broad impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity among rural, Latino immigrants in California
University of California, Irvine

A recent study led by Denise Diaz Payán, PhD, MPP, corresponding author and assistant professor of health, society, and behavior at the UCI Program in Public Health, examined how household food environments of rural Latino immigrants were impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how access to nutritional food is complicated by barriers to government assistance programs. Findings are published online in the journal Nutrients.

   
Released: 20-Jul-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Racial discrimination affects brain microstructure
Elsevier

Anomalies could underlie higher risk for health conditions in Black Americans.

     
Released: 11-Jul-2022 10:30 AM EDT
What’s changed in Cuba in the year since the protests?
University of Miami

University of Miami experts versed about the Caribbean nation address what has transpired since the July 11, 2021, anti-government protests.

Released: 22-Jun-2022 5:05 PM EDT
ASA Annual Meeting, Aug. 5-9, Los Angeles; Press Registration Open
American Sociological Association (ASA)

Sociologists to Explore Topics of Gun Violence, Policing, Housing Insecurity, Abortion Rights, and More at ASA Annual Meeting, Aug. 5-9, Los Angeles; Press Registration Open



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