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Refugees living outside camps make significant gains in self-reliance

A study of 7,850 households across 16 countries by WashU Public Health's Lindsay Stark and Ilana Seff demonstrates that refugees living outside traditional camps have higher employment rates, increased savings, and reduced reliance on aid than those in camps.

The Source

December 19, 2025

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New contracts in St. Louis sell a 'false' dream of homeownership, critics say

Agreements for deed — rent-to-own contracts targeting low-income people with poor credit — are predatory, says WashU Public Health's Patrick Fowler, who is tracking the rise of such contracts with the help of postdoctoral researcher Yi Wang.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

December 17, 2025

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Four million U.S. children had no health insurance in 2024. Some will die of cancer

WashU Public Health's Derek Brown and the Brown School's Kim Johnson, a member of the SPH secondary faculty, say that lack of health insurance could lead to delayed diagnosis, gaps in care and worse outcomes.

Scientific American

December 15, 2025

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A conversation with legal epidemiologist Nicole Strombom

First PhD graduate of WashU Public Health studies how policy affects women’s, children’s health

December 13, 2025

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SSM Health, United Healthcare contract dispute leaves St. Louis patients facing difficult choices

WashU Public Health’s Tim McBride explains why contract disputes between health systems and insurers are becoming more frequent and contentious.

First Alert 4

December 12, 2025

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Construction underway for 77-bed Webster Groves pediatric mental health hospital

WashU Medicine's Cynthia Rogers, a member of the SPH secondary faculty, emphasizes the urgent need for more mental health services for children and youth in St. Louis as a new hospital opens to expand capacity.

St. Louis Public Radio

December 12, 2025

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Row of Brooklyn Brownstones

A tale of three cities

A new book by Carol Camp Yeakey, the Marshall S. Snow Professor of Arts & Sciences and a member of the SPH secondary faculty, takes a look at gentrification in London, New York and Seoul, and its impact on communities, including the psychic wounds created when families are displaced.

The Source

December 12, 2025

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