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October Update






The effect of gentrification on children’s mental health



P4A researchers from the New York University Wagner Graduate School of Public Service released new
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findings indicating that children growing up in gentrifying areas show elevated levels of anxiety and depression by ages 9–11. Kriston Capps from CityLab interviewed lead researcher Ingrid Gould Ellen about the research:
“We see it as a red flag…. It might be that gentrification is bringing changes to neighborhoods that make original residents feel like they no longer belong in those neighborhoods, which makes kids feel uncomfortable and anxious. That is something to watch out for.”
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VoxEU .
Increasing healthy food access in rural North Carolina



As part of the Healthy People 2020 “Stories from the Field” series, P4A researcher Stephanie Jilcott Pitts explained her research investigating North Carolina’s 2016 Healthy Food Small Retailer Program’s impact on underresourced communities.


Early indicators suggest the policy is working; healthy options were significantly more affordable, available, and of higher quality and greater variety in stores participating in the program. And communities are on board: “local health departments, farms, and farmers’ markets all want in on the action.”

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Conference season is coming



P4A researchers will be heading to Philadelphia and Denver next month for the annual conferences of the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM).


Come visit us at the “For Action” booth (#517) at APHA’s Expo from November 3 to 5, and catch researcher Ruqaiijah Yearby’s
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presentation on racial equity tools at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5.


And if you’re heading to APPAM, don’t miss P4A’s
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panel , “Lessons from California: How Paid Leave Policies Can Boost Family Health and Economic Stability” on Friday, November 8, at 1:30 p.m., as well as presentations on the
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Earned Income Tax Credit and
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paid sick leave from P4A researchers.
Community corner



The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Systems for Action program has an open
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call for proposals for research testing innovative mechanisms for aligning delivery and financing systems for medical, social, and public health services, with a focus on health equity. The deadline to submit a proposal is 3:00 p.m. (EST) on November 6, 2019.


P4A researchers George Wehby and Robert Kaestner published a new
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paper on the effects of the minimum wage on infant health.


P4A research from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health was featured in the Wall Street Journal article, “
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The Medicaid Experiment in Arkansas: Thousands Lost Coverage, Few Gained Jobs. ”
Upcoming conferences and events



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Health Equity in Our Time

The Root Cause Coalition

October 20–22, 2019, San Diego

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Creating the Healthiest Nation: For science. For action. For health.

American Public Health Association

November 2–6, 2019, Philadelphia

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Rising to the Challenge: Engaging Diverse Perspectives on Issues and Evidence

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

November 7–9, 2019, Denver



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