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🚀 HARC's CEO, Jenna LeComte-Hinely, was at UCLA for the launch of the Data Equity Center (DEC) with the insightful speaker AJ Scheitler, EdD, Director of Development, Engagement, and Strategic Planning at UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. #UCLADEC #DataEquity #harc

Researchers from @PublicHealthUMN's @SHADAC have found that some communities were left under-vaccinated significantly longer than others. @ColinPlanalp sph.umn.edu/news/study-rev…

We are excited to launch the SPH Cannabis Research Center, a critical part of MN's public health infrastructure that will assess the health effects of legalizing cannabis in the state, and provide key findings and data that informs policy and practice. bit.ly/3ulO4Re

Today the @PublicHealthUMN announced the launch of a new Cannabis Research Center, will assess the impact of adult-use cannabis legalization and help inform future cannabis policies and practices across the state of Minnesota. twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/ne…

Webinar TODAY: Disparities in Minnesota's COVID-19 Vaccination Rates and MN’s Electronic Health Record Consortium w/@HennepinHC @tylerwinkelman and @shadac @ColinPlanalp Tuesday, Nov. 14th at 11:00 AM CST Register: tinyurl.com/4bf8hrd6 Brief: tinyurl.com/2s4m98bb

This time tomorrow, @ColinPlanalp & @tylerwinkelman will be presenting their findings from a recent analysis of Minnesota's #COVIDVaccination rates, using a unique dataset gathered by the @MNEHRConsortium. There's still time to register and join them! 👇 shadac.org/publications/M…

.@SHADAC is proud to be 1 of 20 grants from @bcbsmnfdn Equitable Care and Coverage grants to update our Profile of MN’s Uninsured an interactive tool used in outreach and enrollment. @bcbsmnfdn @PublicHealthUMN Grants: tinyurl.com/4fdc4c2t Tool: tinyurl.com/bdfhkts3

So excited to hear SHADAC researcher @ColinPlanalp and @hhrinstitute Dr. @tylerwinkelman discuss their study findings of a unique "time-to-vaccination" measure of COVID vaccines in Minnesota during our webinar next week! Join them on Tues, Nov 14: umn.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

California achieved its lowest uninsured rate ever in 2022, in large part due to federal pandemic policy that prohibited disenrollments in Medi-Cal. @SHADAC Amid improvements, racial disparities persisted. Learn more. ⤵️ chcf.org/publication/ca…

We excel in training public health leaders as Minnesota's sole school of public health. Our robust partnerships, research, history, and academic expertise set us apart from our regional peers. Read about our new undergrad program: bit.ly/45WQG57.

New brief by @SHADAC Senior Research Fellow Lacey Hartman for the @CHCFNews. California achieves lowest uninsured rate ever! chcf.org/publication/ca…

So proud to see @SHADAC's Deputy Director Elizabeth Lukanen featured in the latest issue of Advances magazine, speaking to the importance of "Building a Strong Foundation" for careers in #PublicHealth. advances.umn.edu/fall-2023/buil…

Advances magazine just dropped! Check out the latest research findings, school news, profiles, and in-depth coverage of the complex public health issues we're tackling. Advances.umn.edu

During the first 2 years of the #pandemic, data show that drug overdose deaths unfortunately surged alongside #COVID, reaching an all-time high of more than 100,000 people in 2021 - due mostly to the meteoric rise of #fentanyl. More in a new @SHADAC brief: shadac.org/2023-Opioid-Cr…

In a new brief, @SHADAC researcher @ColinPlanalp examines how the #opioidcrisis has shifted dramatically from prescription painkillers to one now centered around #fentanyl, a drug so pervasive that it's also involved in most other drug overdose deaths. shadac.org/2023-Opioid-Cr…

In just a few weeks, @SHADAC Senior Researcher @ColinPlanalp & @HHCJ_Lab/@hhrinstitute Co-Director & #MNEHRConsortium President @tylerwinkelman will share findings from a recent collaborative study on MN #CovidVaccine rates in a webinar. Register now! umn.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Each year, @SHADAC uses ACS data to produce uninsurance data at the state & county level, as well as by demographic characteristics (e.g., age, race/ethnicity, poverty level, etc.) for 2022 & comparison year 2021. Check out the interactive map here: shadac.org/news/2022-acs-…