Sarah C. Haight

Does choice of neighborhood disadvantage index matter? An application with preterm birth disparities in North Carolina Epidemiologists often investigate the impacts of neighborhood disadvantage (ND) on health using indices created from publicly available data. However,…

Our paper on selecting a neighborhood disadvantage is out now! First time co-first authoring with one of my best friends and I highly recommend☺️
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CDC Shutters PRAMS Program on Maternal and Infant Health The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is a federal data collection...

One way to keep people docile is to prevent researchers from collecting the data that might reveal the full scope of the harm that's being done (in this case, to pregnant and postpartum people and their infants).
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Thanks to the #Bachpan study, coauthors Kaitlin Shartle, Aparna Kachoria, Ashley Hagaman, Sugandh Gupta, @mescobarc.bsky.social, Amina Bibi, and senior authors Lisa Bates and Joanna Maselko

Female agency and probable depression in the perinatal period and beyond: Longitudinal findings from rural Pakistan In Pakistan, a setting with high gender inequality, the relationship between female agency and mental health has not been studied longitudinally or be…

Using data in Pakistan, we found that women restricted from going outside the village/to market, esp beyond pregnancy, had ~2x the likelihood of depression compared to women with more agency. Potential mechanism/intervention: women cant independently seek mental health care or social support

Health researchers alarmed as Trump administration pauses travel, communications The halt has frozen research grants, meetings and key health updates. “Everything is basically in chaos,” said one cancer researcher.

#HeadsUpNC: Trump administration freeze on health research travel, meetings and work could have profound impact; in #NC, especially the Triangle area, #NIH funding alone adds up to billions. The Washington Post reports on worries among health researchers nationally (gift link) wapo.st/4jI1Wuj