Jennifer Unger Posts
Study examines testing impacts
Coronavirus transmissions led to school closures in Los Angeles County and across the country. Now a new study finds that administrators, teachers, parents and students support in-school testing.
Can schoolchildren be tested regularly for COVID? USC study explores challenges
Can schools handle the challenge of testing all students and staff for COVID-19? It depends on which stakeholder you ask. A group of USC researchers conducted interviews in nine Los Angeles County school districts. The information was collected from focus groups via...
Young adults who identify as Republicans more often ignore COVID-19 safety precautions
From infrequently social distancing to visiting more indoor venues, a new USC study finds that young Republicans are more likely than their peers to disregard public health recommendations. (photo/Pexels) Young Californians who identify as Republicans are less likely...
Do cannabis stores target minorities in California?
(Photo/iStock) California neighborhoods where cannabis retailers are located tend to have higher proportions of Hispanic and Black residents, and lower proportions of whites, while also being poorer than those areas without such retailers. That’s according to a new...
Researchers take to Twitter to hear vaping concerns amidst COVID-19
The team at USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS) has made it their mission to investigate the use, and understand the health effects, of e-cigarettes for the last 7 years. As COVID-19 hits with a vengeance at a time when vaping is as popular as ever, the...
USC contributes to surgeon general’s first report on e-cigarettes
The United States Surgeon General on Dec. 8 released a new report calling e-cigarettes "a major public health concern." "E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General" is the first comprehensive review on this public health...