Research Highlights

Our Research Highlights showcase key studies that enhanced prevention, informed policy, improved health care delivery, and strengthened public health across the past year.

Annual Report 2024

Advancing Knowledge to Enhance Prevention

  • A study led by Izzuddin Aris shed light on the trajectory of cardiovascular health (CVH) early in life, which may contribute to CVH disparities in adulthood. Results, published in JAMA Cardiology, show that across demographic subgroups, CVH scores begin to decline at approximately 10 years of age and appear driven by health behaviors rather than health factors.
Our study provides insight into the trajectory of cardiovascular health in early life, establishing a clear window of opportunity to improve the health of the nation’s children now and into the future.
Izzuddin Aris, Assistant Professor
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Evaluating and Informing Health Policy

Disparities in Mortality by Sexual Orientation

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A study led by research fellow Sarah McKetta under the mentorship of senior author Brittany Charlton examined differences in premature mortality by sexual orientation among a large group of women followed for three decades.

FDA Pediatric Antidepressant Warnings

A systematic review led by Stephen Soumerai examined a wide body of evidence documenting pediatric mental health outcomes following FDA black-box warnings that antidepressants may be associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors among youth.

Improving Health Care Delivery

Joshua Petimar seeks to identify policy solutions to promote healthy eating.
  • A study led by Joshua Petimar with senior author Jason Block compared weight gain under eight different first-line antidepressants, finding that bupropion users are 15-20% less likely to gain a clinically significant amount of weight than users of sertraline, the most common medication. 

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Headhsot of Anjum Khurshid
Anjum Khurshid is a pioneer in research on blockchain applications for health care.

Advancing Public Health

  • A study by Anjum Khurshid and colleagues highlight the role of health information exchanges (HIEs) in establishing the technical infrastructure and governance for collecting, sharing, and reusing health data. 

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