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JUST RELEASED | New theme issue on #HousingAndHealth, including housing quality and insecurity, homelessness, health equity, and what policy interventions may successfully address challenges. Read the Editor's introduction and explore the full issue: hubs.la/Q02jV50b0

'A world apart': How racial segregation continues to determine opportunity for American kids usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

Key features of the new COI 3.0: ⭐️Data for every U.S. neighborhood (census tract) ⭐️Data for every year 2012-2021 ⭐️New indicators incl. measures of broadband access, housing quality & social capital ⭐️Improved measures of green space & school quality diversitydatakids.org/research-libra…

First findings from the COI 3.0: Wide inequities in neighborhood opportunity exist across—and within—metro areas, and for children of different races/ethnicities. Our report shares why this matters for the health of our children and society: diversitydatakids.org/research-libra…

First findings from COI 3.0 reveal a difference in life expectancy of 6 years between typical residents in very low-opportunity neighborhoods (76 years) and in very high-opportunity neighborhoods (82 years). See the gap in your metro area: diversitydatakids.org/research-libra…

What we're reading: New report from FPG Institute uses the Child Opportunity Index to identify policies & strategies to mitigate racial & economic inequities in early care and education. Neighborhood-based tools can help generate policy solutions in #ECE equity-coalition.fpg.unc.edu/resource/start…

National Public Health Week Prioritizing health equity is at the forefront of everything we do at RWJF. The Child Opportunity Index can be used to inform policies to ensure every child has access to quality education, safe housing, and nutritious food. (1/2) #NPHWChat diversitydatakids.org/child-opportun…

A data visualizer from diversitydatakids shows that compared to White and Asian children, Black and Hispanic children tend to live in neighborhoods with far fewer resources for healthy development. Check out your own city here: diversitydatakids.org/research-libra… #equity

Bridgeport, Connecticut; San Jose, California; and Boston have the highest overall childhood "Opportunity Score" among the country's 100 biggest metros. • McAllen, Texas; Brownsville, Texas; and Visalia, California have the lowest. trib.al/lkIbOCp

In a collaboration with Center on Poverty & Social Policy (CPSP), we find that, due to restrictive eligibility requirements, government transfers & tax credits exacerbate the Latino-White child poverty gap, widening racial/ethnic inequities. Check out our new brief:

Study: Texas, California towns with large Latino populations offer few childhood opportunities compared to national averages. 📊👧👦 #ChildhoodOpportunities #LatinoCommunities Read more here⬇️ latintimes.com/texas-californ…

A big thank you to _ for chattering about the Child Opportunity Index in this week's episode! Check out how neighborhood resources differ between and within metros—and why that matters for healthy child development: diversitydatakids.org/child-opportun…

Traumatic mortalities occur disproportionately in children from low Child Opportunity Index neighborhoods. #APSA24 @makaylaoguinn1

DYK: Children in very low Child Opportunity Index (COI) neighborhoods experience more than 60k excess hospitalizations annually. To combat these issues, children’s hospitals invest in community health programs. Learn about the solutions during #CHIWeek: childrenshospitals.org/news/childrens…

A new study led by UC Davis researchers finds that neighborhood factors like poverty and a lack of services are associated with increased ADHD symptoms in children. health.ucdavis.edu/mind-institute…

Pediatric Heart Transplantation: Children living in lower 'Child Opportunity Index' zip codes had poorer waitlists and one-year post-transplant survival. 🫀 🔗: jhltonline.org/article/S1053-…

Work affects health—and supportive work environments and policies can positively impact the health of workers, children and families. Listen to our policy director Pamela Joshi share her thoughts BU MCH Center of Excellence: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/busph…

New research using the Child Opportunity Index finds neighborhood opportunity is correlated with preterm birth rates, worsening racial/ethnic health inequities. By Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Candice Belanoff Boston University School of Public Health, Adriana Black, Collette Ncube & Joanna Almeida jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Exciting news: Dr. Dolores Acevedo-Garcia and the Institute for Equity in Child Opportunity & Healthy Development (IECOHD) join BU School of Social Work! diversitydatakids spr.ly/6018ari6I spr.ly/6014ari6Q