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How Does Neighborhood Investment Affect Residents' Health and Well-Being?

Jun 8, 2021

RAND's PHRESH project has been studying how investments in two Pittsburgh neighborhoods affect diet, sleep, health, and well-being. We've learned that when residents are involved in decisions, communities can become healthier and happier.
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Stress Accumulates in Marginalized Communities, Generation After Generation

Jul 8, 2020

Psychologists and biologists have known for years that prolonged stress is toxic to the human body. A better understanding of how stress builds in communities—and the burden it puts on them—can lead to more effective policies to address it.

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Meagan Cahill

Senior Policy Researcher
Education Ph.D. and M.A. in geography, The University of Arizona; BA in geography, Mary Washington College
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Kathryn Pitkin Derose

Adjunct Policy Researcher; Professor of Health Policy, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education Ph.D. in health services, University of California, Los Angeles; M.P.H. in population and family health, University of California, Los Angeles; B.A. in comparative area studies-latin america, Duke University
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Alexandra Mendoza-Graf

Assistant Policy Researcher; Ph.D. Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education M.P.P. in public policy, University of California, Los Angeles; B.A. in political science, University of California, Berkeley
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Kelsey O'Hollaren

Assistant Policy Researcher; Ph.D. Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education B.A. in economics, Seattle University
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Andrea Prado Tuma

Behavioral/Social Scientist
Education Ph.D. in human development and social policy, Northwestern University; M.A. in human development and social policy, Northwestern University; B.A. in psychology, Vassar College

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