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Drug overdose deaths grew by almost 30 percent in 2020

Fentanyl- and methamphetamine-type drugs surged roughly 50 percent in 2020 Read More

New Study Shows Heightened Mental Health Burdens for Young Adults, Adults with Lower Incomes or Lower Education Levels, and Adults who Experienced Income Loss during the COVID Pandemic

As rates of COVID vaccination increase around the world and the nation, attention is beginning to turn toward addressing more of the non-physical impacts and effects of the virus, such as the mental health burdens borne by large segments of the population. Read More

Pandemic drinking may exacerbate upward-trending alcohol deaths

Even before 2020, alcohol-involved deaths reached a modern record Read More

SHADAC at the 2021 Virtual AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM)

The 2021 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) is taking place virtually this week from June 14-17. Read More

5 States and DC Led the Pack for Per-Capita State Public Health Funding over Past Decade: New Brief Explores Public Health Funding Estimates on State Health Compare

Measuring Coronavirus Impacts with the Census Bureau's New Household Pulse Survey: Utilizing the Data and Understanding the Methodology

The Household Pulse Survey (HPS), conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau in collaboration with five other federal agencies, is designed to provide near real-time information on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting American households in all 50 states, the District of Columbia (D.C.),… Read More

Collecting Race, Ethnicity, and Language (REL) Data on Medicaid Applications: 50-State Review Shows Wide Variation in How States Gather this Information

Vaccine Hesitancy Decreased During the First Three Months of the Year: New Evidence from the Household Pulse Survey

U.S. Alcohol-Related Deaths Grew Nearly 50% in Two Decades: SHADAC Briefs Examine the Numbers among Subgroups and States

In the midst of the opioid epidemic, the United States has been quietly experiencing another mounting public health crisis as deaths involving alcohol have grown to historic highs. Read More

COVID-19 Vaccination Rates: State-level and Subpopulation Analysis of the Household Pulse Survey

Update 5: March 17 to March 29 Read More