Race/Ethnicity and Health in the Trump Era: Evidence-Based Projections and Speculations, Jensen Speaker Series - David Williams, Harvard University
Race/Ethnicity and Health in the Trump Era: Evidence-Based Projections and Speculations
This Gender System Makes Me Sick! Structural Sexism and Health In The United States, Patricia Homan- Duke University
The present study seeks to build a new line of health disparities research that parallels the emerging structural racism literature by developing theory and measurement for the concept of structural sexism and examining its relationship to health. Consistent with contemporary theories of gender as a multilevel social system, I measure structural sexism at the macro-, meso-, and micro-levels using U.S. state-level administrative data coupled with restricted geo-coded data from the NLSY79. Results show that among women, exposure to more sexism at the macro- and meso-levels is predictive of worse self-rated health, worse physical functioning, more chronic conditions, and more depressive symptoms. Higher internalized sexism at the micro-level is also associated with more chronic conditions and depressive symptoms among women. Structural sexism at any level is largely unrelated to health outcomes among men. These results highlight the need for future research on gender discrimination and health using a structural sexism perspective.
DUPRI to co-host inaugural Conference on International Development Nov 15-16, 2018
Duke University will host its first multidisciplinary conference on international development on Nov. 15 and 16 in Perkins Library and Penn Pavilion. The conference, “The New Building Blocks of Development,” will feature Duke faculty from across the university as well as colleagues from other universities and experts from international organizations and nonprofits.
DUPRI Introduction to Cloud Computing January 13, 2019
DUPRI will be hosting an Introduction to Cloud Computing workshop. This workshop will provide an overview and demonstration of various cloud computing resources available within and outside of Duke. You will learn how to provision and access virtual machines using Duke's Research Toolkits (including specialized offerings for DUPRI affiliates), VCM/VM-Manage, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform. The workshop will also cover basic parallelization of code for more efficient computation, with a focus on R. Some previous knowledge of R is helpful but not required.
CPHA and BARU Host Duke-NIH Leveraging Existing Data and Analytic Methods for Heath Disparities Research Related to Aging Workshop
Duke's Biodemography of Aging Research Unit (BARU) is hosting the the Duke-NIH Workshop "Leveraging Existing Data and Analytic Methods for Health Disparities Research Related to Aging" assembling a broad array of experts including Carl Hill, NIA Office of Special Populations.
The objective of the Workshop is to improve the understanding of how existing analytic methods and data can be leveraged to make progress in understanding the causes and mechanisms of health-related disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease, related dementias and other prominent age-related diseases. Discussion will cover a range of academic and administrative topics.
DUPRI Co-Sponsors NC Government Data Analytics Center (GDAC) Data Workshop, April 25, 2019
The North Carolina Government Data Analytics Center (GDAC), which maintains state datasets that encompass criminal justice, child safety, fraud and compliance, healthcare, longitudinal and performance data, and enterprise data will host a workshop, co-sponsored by the Duke University Population Research Institute (DUPRI) on Thursday April 25, 2019 to describe GDAC data, how researchers can request data and how data is hared across state agencies.
DUPRI co-sponsors Social Networks and Health Training Workshop May 13-17, 2019
The Duke Network Analysis Center (DNAC) and the Duke Population Research Institute, with support from the NICHD, will be hosting the third, week-long Social Networks and Health workshop from May 14 – 18, 2018. It introduces attendees to topics in social networks, and how they can be applied to research on health.
North Carolina Summit on Child Health - June 7, 2019
The NC Summit on Child Health will bring together child health researchers and state policy leaders to build partnerships and identify analytic priorities that can inform policies that impact child health and well-being, and to design a data-driven road map for improving child health in NC. Featured speakers will include Dr. Mandy Cohen, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Patrick Conway, President and CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina.
Duke’s DUPRI and UNC-CH co-host Add Health Parent Data Study Workshop August 14-15
The Duke University Population Research Institute (DUPRI) in collaboration with UNC-CH’s Carolina Population Center (CPC) are co-hosting an Add Health Parent Data User Workshop on August 14-15, 2019 at Duke University.
DUPRI’s Jenny Tung leads Social and Biological Determinants of Health Meeting August 22-23 at Duke University
An interdisciplinary meeting of researchers will convene at Duke to discuss current research on the social and biological determinants of health and aging.