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injuries.</div> </div> <div class="leader-pill-box"><strong><a href="/research/research-lenses/health-equity" hreflang="en">Health Equity</a></strong>, <strong><a href="/research/research-lenses/population-and-community-health" hreflang="en">Population and Community Health</a></strong>, <strong><a href="/research/research-lenses/social-determinants-of-health" hreflang="en">Social Determinants of Health</a></strong>, <strong><a href="/research/research-lenses/systems-and-models-of-care" hreflang="en">Systems and Models of Care</a></strong> </div> </div> </div></span></div></div> <div class="views-col col-2" style="width: 33.333333333333%;"><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="grid-row"> <div class="grid-col desktop:grid-col-12"> <div class="minh-fresearch"> <div class="featured-img margin-bottom-2"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_notes_260x178_/public/images/Santos-thumb.jpg?itok=bKBEiAG9" width="520" height="356" alt="Dr. Hudson Santos at a school" /> </div> <div class="news_title_ninr hsectwo margin-bottom-2"><a href="/newsandevents/featured-research/improving-outcomes-latina-mothers-and-children" hreflang="en">Improving Outcomes for Latina Mothers and Children</a></div> <div class="minh-percent-eightyfive">Firmly grounded in the belief that health outcomes must be contextualized, Dr. Hudson Santos is exploring whether a community-driven intervention that addresses social determinants of health can improve obesity-related outcomes among immigrant Latina mothers and their children. </div> </div> <div class="leader-pill-box"><strong><a href="/research/research-lenses/health-equity" hreflang="en">Health Equity</a></strong>, <strong><a href="/research/research-lenses/social-determinants-of-health" hreflang="en">Social Determinants of Health</a></strong> </div> </div> </div></span></div></div> <div class="views-col col-3" style="width: 33.333333333333%;"><div class="views-field 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In her NINR-funded research, Dr. Madelyne Greene is exploring whether a nurse-led prenatal care coordination intervention has the potential to meaningfully reduce these disparities. </div> </div> <div class="leader-pill-box"><strong><a href="/research/research-lenses/health-equity" hreflang="en">Health Equity</a></strong>, <strong><a href="/research/research-lenses/prevention-and-health-promotion" hreflang="en">Prevention and Health Promotion</a></strong>, <strong><a href="/research/research-lenses/social-determinants-of-health" hreflang="en">Social Determinants of Health</a></strong> </div> </div> </div></span></div></div> </div> <div class="views-row clearfix row-2"> <div class="views-col col-1" style="width: 33.333333333333%;"><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="grid-row"> <div class="grid-col desktop:grid-col-12"> <div class="minh-fresearch"> <div class="featured-img margin-bottom-2"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_notes_260x178_/public/2023-11/row-houses.jpg?itok=Tgg4x9U0" width="520" height="356" alt="row houses" /> </div> <div class="news_title_ninr hsectwo margin-bottom-2"><a href="/newsandevents/featured-research/neighborhood-characteristics-and-their-impact-mental-health-symptom" hreflang="en">Neighborhood Characteristics and Their Impact on Mental Health Symptom Severity After Injury in Black Men</a></div> <div class="minh-percent-eightyfive">This NINR-funded study examined the contribution of neighborhood characteristics to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depressive symptom severity in Black males following serious injury.</div> </div> <div class="leader-pill-box"><strong><a href="/research/research-lenses/population-and-community-health" hreflang="en">Population and Community Health</a></strong>, <strong><a href="/research/research-lenses/social-determinants-of-health" hreflang="en">Social Determinants of Health</a></strong> </div> </div> </div></span></div></div> <div class="views-col col-2" style="width: 33.333333333333%;"><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="grid-row"> <div class="grid-col desktop:grid-col-12"> <div class="minh-fresearch"> <div class="featured-img margin-bottom-2"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_notes_260x178_/public/2023-11/lower-stress-among-pregnant-women.jpg?itok=ayvsVJ9K" width="520" height="356" alt="pregnant woman outside" /> </div> <div class="news_title_ninr hsectwo margin-bottom-2"><a href="/newsandevents/featured-research/green-space-linked-lower-stress-among-pregnant-women" hreflang="en">Green Space Linked to Lower Stress Among Pregnant Women</a></div> <div class="minh-percent-eightyfive">Psychological stress during pregnancy has been associated with poor maternal outcomes in the perinatal period, including anxiety and postpartum depression. Research also indicates that nature, including access to green space in urban areas and tree canopy, improves general health, maternal mental health, and pregnancy outcomes.</div> </div> <div class="leader-pill-box"><strong><a href="/research/research-lenses/population-and-community-health" hreflang="en">Population and Community Health</a></strong>, <strong><a href="/research/research-lenses/social-determinants-of-health" hreflang="en">Social Determinants of Health</a></strong> </div> </div> </div></span></div></div> <div class="views-col col-3" style="width: 33.333333333333%;"><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="grid-row"> <div class="grid-col desktop:grid-col-12"> <div class="minh-fresearch"> <div class="featured-img margin-bottom-2"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_notes_260x178_/public/2023-11/gender-identity.jpg?itok=isZl1R2g" width="520" height="356" alt="group of diverse young people" /> </div> <div class="news_title_ninr hsectwo margin-bottom-2"><a href="/newsandevents/featured-research/differences-youth-suicidality-based-gender-identity" hreflang="en">Differences in Youth Suicidality Based on Gender Identity </a></div> <div class="minh-percent-eightyfive">Mental health disparities disproportionately impact sexual and gender minorities, including a significantly increased risk of suicidality. Evidence suggests that the suicide-related disparities observed in transgender adults begins in adolescence.</div> </div> <div class="leader-pill-box"><strong><a href="/research/research-lenses/population-and-community-health" hreflang="en">Population and Community Health</a></strong>, <strong><a href="/research/research-lenses/social-determinants-of-health" hreflang="en">Social Determinants of Health</a></strong> </div> </div> </div></span></div></div> </div> <div class="views-row clearfix row-3"> <div class="views-col col-1" style="width: 33.333333333333%;"><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="grid-row"> <div class="grid-col desktop:grid-col-12"> <div class="minh-fresearch"> <div class="featured-img margin-bottom-2"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_notes_260x178_/public/2021-12/running-children-young-athletes.jpg?itok=aoyOdwYh" width="520" height="356" alt="Image showing a group of young children running" /> </div> <div class="news_title_ninr hsectwo margin-bottom-2"><a href="/newsandevents/featured-research/intervention-increase-physical-activity-among-low-income" hreflang="en">An Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among Low-Income Adolescents through Afterschool Programs that Address Social Factors</a></div> <div class="minh-percent-eightyfive">Over one-third of youth are considered overweight or obese, with minority and low-income youth at greatest risk for obesity and related diseases. 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