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Adult ADHD is Linked to Higher Illicit Drug Use and Prescription Drug Misuse Adolescents and young adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are more likely than their peers without ADHD to use illicit drugs and misuse prescription drugs. This brief summarize...

Adults with #ADHD are 1.6 to 3.3x more likely to report past-year illicit drug use or prescription drug misuse than those without ADHD. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/284/

There’s Something Very Dark Happening to Millennials and Gen Z Adults America is not a good place to be an early adult.

Why are younger adults in the U.S. dying at rates 2.6x higher than their peers in other wealthy countries? An article by Slate investigates a deepening mortality crisis affecting Millennial and Gen Z Americans: slate.com/technology/2...

Today at 3! Join us virtually for a discussion about older adult food insecurity.

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Free and subsidized food programs are complex, expensive, and ineffective for older adults. Our experts break down the key limitations of community-based food programs for #olderadults in the final brief from our #SUFoodInsecuritySeries: surface.syr.edu/lerner/283/. @maxwellsu.bsky.social

Lerner Affiliate, Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern recently appeared on the Human Restoration Project's podcast with her co-author, Teresa Mares, to discuss their book, "Will Work for Food: Labor Across the Food Chain."

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Maxwell X Lab Receives Journal’s Best Paper Award for Chicago Study Maxwell X Lab Receives Journal’s Best Paper Award for Chicago Study

🏆 Award-winning research from the Maxwell X Lab!

Their Chicago study shows how clear instructions and text reminders greatly improved at-home lead test kit returns.

Simple changes, major impact.

Did you know that only 55% of eligible older adults participate in SNAP? Learn how administrative burdens and state variation make #SNAP difficult for #olderadults to access in the latest brief from our #SUFoodInsecuritySeries: surface.syr.edu/lerner/282/. @maxwellsu.bsky.social

The New Brain Economy: Promoting Cognitively Healthy Life Expectancies - ASA Generations What does it mean to live more years cognitively healthy, and how might we get there?

What does it mean to live more years cognitively healthy, and how might we get there? Learn more in this new article by Lerner Affiliate, Marc A. Garcia: generations.asaging.org/the-new-brai...

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Join us virtually on 10/8 at 3pm for a discussion about older adult food insecurity.

Colleen Heflin and Madonna Harrington Meyer will discuss their new book and the changes that are necessary to address older adult food insecurity.

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Exclusive | Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s but now says the report has become “overly politicized.”

“Not having this measure for 2025 is particularly troubling given the current rise in inflation and deterioration of labor market conditions, two conditions known to increase food insecurity,” says Lerner Affiliate, Colleen Heflin in @wsj.com.

Learn more: www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

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Poor health, lack of access to healthy food & transportation challenges make it harder for older adults to obtain and consume healthy food. Learn how nonfinancial factors shape #olderadult #foodinsecurity in brief 4 of 6 from our #SUFoodInsecuritySeries: surface.syr.edu/lerner/281/

USDA cancels survey tracking how many Americans struggle to get enough food The Department of Agriculture said it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey. Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.

The Department of Agriculture said it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey. Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.

Over 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, and that number could reach 13 million by 2050.

The Lerner Center supports research, education, and programs that promote brain health and healthy aging. #WorldAlzheimersDay #ENDALZ @alzassociation.bsky.social

Many low-income older adults must choose between buying groceries and paying their bills. Learn more about how budget tradeoffs shape #olderadult #foodinsecurity in the latest brief from our #SUFoodInsecuritySeries: surface.syr.edu/lerner/280/. @maxwellsu.bsky.social

Policy Recommendations to Reduce Old Age Food Insecurity in the United States In 2023, 7.4 million adults ages 60 and over in the United States were food insecure. As the number of older people at risk of food insecurity in the U.S. continues to rise, effective policy responses...

How can policymakers reduce old age food insecurity in the U.S.? Read our experts’ five policy recommendations in this new #CPR #PolicyBrief: surface.syr.edu/cpr/506/

Follow along over the next 5 weeks as we continue to examine #foodinsecurity among #olderadults in the US. #SUFoodInsecuritySeries

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How is Food Insecurity Measured in the United States and What Share of Older Adults are Food Insecure? The U.S. Department of Agriculture measures food insecurity based on whether households had problems affording food during the last twelve months. Based on the current definition, in 2023 9.2% of hous...

What share of older adults in the U.S. are food insecure? It’s higher than you think, and current definitions miss a large share of food insecure older adults.

Learn more about how food insecurity is measured in brief 1 of 6 from our #SUFoodInsecuritySeries: surface.syr.edu/lerner/279/.

Q&A for “Will Work for Food,” A New Book Exploring Labor and the Food Chain Associate professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, a food systems scholar and human geographer at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Pub ...

Lerner Affiliate, Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern spoke to @syracuseunews.bsky.social about her forthcoming book, "Will Work for Food," which chronicles labor across the food chain.

Read the full Q&A here: news.syr.edu/blog/2025/08...

Trends in Breast Cancer Screening between Medicare Beneficiaries with and without Food Insecurity Food insecurity, a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food,1 has been a significant public health issue in the United States (US). In 2023, 86.5 p...

How does food insecurity impact breast cancer screenings?

A study co-authored by Lerner Affiliate, Colleen Heflin finds that in 2021, food insecure females had lower screening rates than food secure females.

Read the study: www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277... @maxwellsu.bsky.social

Congratulations to Lerner Affiliates, Scott Landes and Miriam Mutambudzi on their promotions! 🎉

Maxwell Welcomes International Professionals for Program Aimed at Combating Drug Trafficking Maxwell Welcomes International Professionals for Program Aimed at Combating Drug Trafficking

Lerner Affiliate, Dessa Bergen-Cico will provide academic leadership and guidance at the first Distinguished Humphrey Fellowship Program focused on combatting the production, trafficking, and use of illicit drugs.

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Why Are Food System Workers Excluded from Local Food Policy Councils? One in seven workers in the United States is employed in food labor jobs, yet these jobs are among the lowest paid and least regulated in the country. Food Policy Councils (FPCs) have emerged to expan...

Learn about the barriers that limit FPCs’ engagement w/ labor issues in this @maxwellsu.bsky.social #CPR #PolicyBrief: surface.syr.edu/cpr/503/

Is Health Insurance Related to Breastfeeding Duration? Breastfeeding duration, which plays an important role in shaping maternal and infant health, can be influenced by insurance type. This data slice uses data from the 2022-2023 National Survey of Family...

Mothers with private insurance breastfeed for longer durations than mothers with public insurance. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/278/

Study shows impact of immigration enforcement on California’s overall workforce The study from UC Merced shows that the decline in labor participation during a week of aggressive enforcement was similar to the first month of the Great Recession.

"Our entire food system is dependent on immigrants," said Lerner Affiliate, Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern in an article by KPBS.

Learn more about how immigration enforcement is impacting California's overall workforce: www.kpbs.org/news/border-...

Shannon Monnat Selected to Lead Rural Sociological Society Shannon Monnat Selected to Lead Rural Sociological Society

Congratulations to CPR Director, @smonnat.bsky.social on being elected president of the Rural Sociological Society (RSS)!

RSS promotes knowledge about rural people and places and seeks to enhance the quality of life and environment in rural communities.

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The billionaires and CEOs panicking about Zohran Mamdani are wrong about Gen Z Young people aren’t anti-capitalist. They’re just sick of corporate hypocrisy.

“We’re not seeing young people go live on communes,” said Lerner Affiliate, @sgadarian.bsky.social. “They’re working at banks, they’re starting gig economies, they’re working in high tech. If that’s not capitalism, I’m not clear what would be.

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An Inside Look at a Solution Combating Mosquito-Borne Diseases: David Larsen An Inside Look at a Solution Combating Mosquito-Borne Diseases: David Larsen

“Humans have been trying to control mosquitoes for millennia,” says Lerner Affiliate, David Larsen. “Mosquito-borne diseases cause a lot of human misery around the globe. We need solutions for that.”

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Measles Cases Could Cost the U.S. Its Elimination Status. Here's What That Means And How Close We Are. Losing the status is a far bigger deal than most people likely know, and getting it back is no fast or easy feat.

The US's measles elimination status could be taken away if the nation's current outbreaks are not eliminated by January.

In a @huffpost.com article, Lerner Affiliate, Brittany Kmush says that this could be more impactful than a lot of Americans think.

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