Clinton Andrews co-authored a recent study on senior apartments in public housing units in Elizabeth, N.J. found that cooling centers could “significantly reduce morbidity and mortality rates during heat disasters, especially among socially isolated and physically frail low-income seniors,” and recommended mandatory cooling requirements for all renters in its findings. He applauded the move by NYC lawmakers.
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New Jersey State Policy Lab: Telehealth Use among Medicare Population during COVID-19: Advancements in Accessibility vs Challenges in Utilization
Researchers have found that differences in access to virtua health care delivery impact non-English speakers, lower-income individuals, older adults, and racial/ethnic minorities more heavily.
Andrea Hetling to join Heldrich Center as Associate Director
Dr. Hetling is a Professor of Public Policy at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Co-Principal Investor of the New Jersey State Policy Lab.
Study: Stay-at-Home COVID Orders Were a Luxury Many Couldn’t Afford
A new study finds that people from lower-income communities were less likely to follow stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic because they could not afford to comply or their work could not be done remotely. By analyzing the mobile phone location data from...
Cell phone data reveals poorer people are less able to follow stay-at-home orders during COVID-19
Individuals living in poorer and less affluent neighborhoods spent less time at home during various COVID-19 lockdown orders, according to a new international study. After analyzing mobile data on millions of U.S. citizens, study authors say poorer families and...
Here’s why poorer people are less able to stay at home amid Covid-19 pandemic
While the COVID-19 restrictions and lockdown have been introduced to obstruct the penetration of the contagious virus, a recent study that tracked data from millions of mobile phone users across the United States found, people living in deprived, less affluent...
Rutgers MHA team successfully defends Healthcare Management Case Study Challenge title
The Rutgers team of Sophia Frank, Rene Johnson, Ashley Lazo, and Qazi Tariq competed against programs from Columbia, Pittsburgh and Penn State.
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