Research

Rutgers Health researchers receive a federal grant to examine how contaminants may influence pregnancy outcomes and child development.

A study from community researchers partnering with Rutgers Health faculty and staff offers an in-depth look at the pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum experiences of women of color in New Jersey – finding both meaningful progress and continued inequities persist in the state’s maternal care. 

New Jersey has become an increasingly important access point for abortion care in the years following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, though disparities in availability remain throughout the state, according to Rutgers Health researchers. 

LGBTQ public health is not a niche issue, it is central to the mission of public health itself. In “LGBTQ Public Health Is Public Health: Advancing Equity When Institutions Falter,” published in the American Journal of Public Health, Perry N. Halkitis, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, and Kristen D. Krause, assistant professor and previous director of the school’s LGBTQ Health concentration, trace the evolution of LGBTQ health from grassroots activism during the HIV/AIDS epidemic to its growing institutional presence in academic public health. 

Public misunderstanding about medical aid in dying in the United States falls into two distinct categories – misinformation and uncertainty – and each is driven by different forces, according to Rutgers Health researchers.

Imagine waking up before sunrise to nature’s chorus, trusting that the river near your home will provide your family with nutritious food and sustain life in the community. Yet, each year, shifting seasonal patterns make the river more unpredictable and its bounty scarcer.