PSTC News

August 3, 2022

PSTC Researcher Investigates Disparities in Postpartum Care

Assistant Professor of Population Studies Maria Steenland has received funding from the National Institutes of Health to investigate whether postpartum outcomes vary between foreign-born and U.S.-born low-income women.

In the News

August 9, 2022

How burn pits may have raised veterans' risk of rare cancers and respiratory illnesses

"Those who were deployed at bases where burn pits were used clearly had exposure to agents that are known to be harmful," said PSTC Epidemiologist David Savitz, speaking about the negative health outcomes associated with military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan where burn pits were used to dispose of waste from 2010 to 2015.

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Research Themes

Family in park
Family in park

Children, Families, and Health
Shanghai highways
Shanghai highways

Migration and Urbanization
Reforestation
Reforestation

Population, Development, and Environment

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Crowded New York City street

Social Foundations of Health Disparities
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Pregnancy checkup

Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS

Social Inequalities