What We're Learning

Evidence for Action (E4A) funds research evaluating the population health, wellbeing, and racial equity impacts of programs, policies, and practices. What We're Learning is a repository of media pieces, research articles, presentations, reports, and other materials highlighting E4A supported research and findings. Sort by topic or resource type.

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Extreme Heat Lines Up With Spikes In Stress, Birth Problems, California Experts Find

Extreme heat events and unseasonably warm weather are linked with higher incidences of stress, anxiety, and depression.

Climate & Environment

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Answering the Bell: High School Start Times and Student Academic Outcomes

Later school start times were associated with positive student engagement outcomes (reduced suspensions, higher course grades), especially for disadvantaged students. Achievement results were mixed, with positive and negative associations between start times and high school students' test scores.

Education

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Expanding Prenatal Care to Unauthorized Immigrant Women and the Effects on Infant Health

Prenatal care expansion increased gestational diabetes screenings, child vaccination rates, and prenatal visits, and reduced infant mortality and extremely low birth weights.

Briefs, Reports, and Infographics resource

The Impact of Worksite Clinics on Teacher Health Care Utilization and Cost, Self-Reported Health Status, and Student Academic Achievement Growth in a Public School District

School-based worksite clinics were associated with lower inpatient admissions, lower health care costs, and reduced absenteeism for teachers.

Published Research resource

Oregon’s Expansion of Prenatal Care Improved Utilization Among Immigrant Women

Expansion of prenatal care to undocumented immigrants led to increases in adequate care among all and high-risk pregnancies, as well as increased diagnosis of gestational diabetes, pre-existing diabetes mellitus, hypertension, history of preterm birth, and poor fetal growth.

Published Research resource

What is the impact of worksite clinics for teachers in a public school district?

School-based worksite clinics reduced health care costs and illness-related absenteeism for teachers.

Briefs, Reports, and Infographics resource

The Illinois Workplace Wellness Study Website

The Worksite Wellness Study website highlights information around the University of Illinois workplace wellness intervention and evaluation, research findings, relevant research articles, media pieces, and much more.

Workplace Well-Being

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The Downstream Effects of Criminal Justice Involvement

The authors discuss the downstream impacts on children of parental involvement with the criminal justice system.

Criminal Justice

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Workplace health clinics can lower health care spending

Opening onsite health clinics to provide comprehensive primary care to teachers and their families can lower a school district's health care costs and decrease teacher absenteeism, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

Popular Press resource

Multiple Chronic Conditions Heat Maps

Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCCs), diagnoses of more than one chronic condition at one time, place a significant burden on the health care system. New research draws attention to the importance of examining how MCCs cluster.

New Measure Development

Briefs, Reports, and Infographics resource

What Do Workplace Wellness Programs Do?

With workplace wellness programs, there are diminishing returns as incentives increase past a certain point and employer's do not see a savings on health care costs.

Workplace Well-Being

Briefs, Reports, and Infographics resource

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Impact of Litigation on Compliance With California Physical Education Laws in Elementary Schools

Litigation around school physical education mandates led to increased accountability to and compliance with the law.

Education

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