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·April 22, 2026·1 min read

New Research published in Nature‘s Scientific Reports finds American Nations regions help predict and Covid-19 cases and deaths

The findings from researchers at Nationhood Lab, the University of Illinois Chicago, and the HealthPartners Institute found the American Nations regional cultures to be one of the most powerful predictive elements in predicting county-level pandemic mortality and cases.

Colin Woodard·

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·March 7, 2026·4 min read

Regional differences in excessive drinking

Researchers from Nationhood Lab, the University of Illinois-Chicago, and the HealthPartners Institute found significant differences in excessive drinking across the American Nations regional cultures in a new paper published in the academic journal PLOS One

Colin Woodard·

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·December 15, 2025·1 min read

Woodard shares Nationhood Lab’s work at Tufts University, the University of Illinois Chicago

Colin Woodard·

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·September 23, 2025·7 min read

Vaccinations and deaths: the Regional Geography of the Covid-19 pandemic

Public and official compliance with public health advice, vaccination rates, and Covid deaths varied widely across the regional cultures identified in the American Nations model

Colin Woodard·

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·May 28, 2025·3 min read

Scientific Papers lay out the American Nations paradigm for health and medical researchers

In a series of recent peer-reviewed journal articles, Nationhood Lab and its research collaborators presented the American Nations model and its utility for understanding U.S. health patterns

Colin Woodard·

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·October 23, 2024·3 min read

New academic studies from Nationhood Lab and partners reveal regional differences in arthritis, dental health, dietary patterns, and a health link in voter turnout

Colin Woodard·

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·July 9, 2024·4 min read

New scientific studies from Nationhood Lab and partners reveal regional differences in lifestyle health indicators, COVID-19 infections and deaths, life expectancy

July 9 2024 NEWPORT, R.I. – A series of newly published studies reveal significant differences between U.S. regions in various...

Colin Woodard·

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·April 4, 2024·3 min read

Voter turnout and health outcomes are interrelated and vary by region, according to latest research from Nationhood Lab collaboration

April 3, 2023 NEWPORT, RI – Voter participation and health outcomes in the United States are interrelated, according to a...

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·March 26, 2024·3 min read

How Gun violence is helping drive diabetes and other chronic diseases in the southern American Nations regions

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism

·January 24, 2024·4 min read

How churches could help address the lowland South’s obesity and physical inactivity crises

In a new American Nations-powered study in the American Journal of Medicine, researchers find an opportunity to reach people where they are in the Deep South and Tidewater regions