Preschoolers show greater attention during classroom circle time following outdoor play compared to after indoor play. #NICHDImpact
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35999013

Gun-owning parents make incorrect assumptions about both their children’s awareness of firearm storage locations, and their children’s actions upon encountering an unsecured gun. #SafeGunStorage #NICHDImpact
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35896329

Living near brownfields, highways, and heavy traffic linked to high toxic metal levels in blood in Detroit study-- remediating polluted post-industrial sites in heavily populated areas crucial. #NICHDimpact #Highways #Toxic #Traffic #Brownfields #Detroit
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36034484

Women continued doing the majority of housework, even when they end a relationship and marry (or move in with) a new male partner. #NICHDImpact #GenderEquity #Housework
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35756753

Explore what we know about sibling placement in foster care based on 30 years of research. #NICHDImpact #FosterCare #Siblings #ChildWelfare
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35747754

Local governments in U.S. areas that are highly susceptible to climate disasters and have high levels of incarceration must make plans to protect the health of all residents. #ClimateChange #MassIncarceration #Incarceration #NICHDImpact
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9224462/

Older adults spent nearly 40% of their waking time (6.4 hrs a day) watching television, which can be a sign of loneliness or a passive activity shared with a spouse. #Aging #Loneliness #NICHDImpact #Television
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34379115

Examine the patterns of Mexican migration to the United States 1965-2020, including legal temporary migration and the recent rise in border apprehensions. #NICHDImpact #Migration #Immigration #Borders
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35482457

State unemployment benefits moderate the link between job loss and county opioid overdose death rates. #NICHDImpact #Unemployment #JobLoss #Opioid #Overdose
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35212718

The increase in alcohol and illicit substance abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic was related to increased depression, anxiety, and household disruption, particularly among teens. #NICHDImpact #Alcohol #Anxiety #COVID19 #Depression #Teens
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34938846

A healthy plant-based diet is linked to better gut microbiota and lower risks for heart disease and diabetes. #PlantBasedDiet #Vegan #NICHDImpact

Low-level misdemeanor and traffic violations fees have a disproportionate impact on defendants with low incomes, esp. Black and Latinx people. #NICHDImpact #Inequality #Race #TrafficViolations #Misdemeanors #Fees
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35463483

Kids and screens: Children ages 8 to 17 in the US spent less time using computers than children in the UK, and, on non-school days, more time watching TV and playing video games in 2014-15. #NICHDImpact #ScreenTime #ChildDevelopment #Computers #TV #VideoGames
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34873424

The homes of older adults with functional limitations tended to be cluttered and dark, exacerbating their difficulties. #AginginPlace #NICHDImpact
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34240145/

Indoor free play is insufficient for most preschoolers to meet health guidelines of 3 hours of daily active physical activity (15 mins per waking hour). #NICHDImpact #Preschool #Recess #Play #Exercise
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35329042

The duration of oral contraception supplied at first prescription pick-up increased modestly after the pandemic; but, the pandemic did not dramatically alter combined oral contraceptive supply prescribing practices. #NICHDimpact #Contraception #ReproductiveHealth #Pandemic #Covid19
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35115432

Dating violence and sexual harassment and assault were related to both frequent #alcohol use and heavy episodic drinking among sexual and gender minority teens. #NICHDimpact #IPV #LGBTQ #Drinking
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33719695

Native Americans, on average, die 12-13 years earlier than their white counterparts, with the largest disparities in the northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain states. The disparity in age at death is in part due to Native Americans dying from diseases at younger ages than white Americans and higher levels of homicide. #NICHDImpact #RockyMountains #GreatPlains #Indigenous #NativeAmericans #Mortality #RacialDisparities
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35300314

Living near a lead mine in childhood is linked to greater cognitive decline in old age – those exposed as children had steeper declines in memory/attention and worse language/executive function. #NICHDImpact #LeadExposure #Cognition #ChildDevelopment
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35146115

People who are evicted tend to move into worse housing and neighborhoods while people forced to move due to foreclosure do not. American Housing Survey data. Forced moves caused by natural hazards or government action result in worse housing, but not neighborhoods. #Eviction #Housing #Neighborhoods #NICHDimpact
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34916734