Colin Woodard·Data Journalism·December 11, 2023·2 min readThe Regional Geography of Disability in the United StatesResearchers from Nationhood Lab, the University of Illinois-Chicago, and the HealthPartners Institute found significant differences in the prevalence of disabilities...
Colin Woodard·Updates·October 3, 2023·1 min readNationhood Lab director addresses National Academies working group on how U.S. regional cultures influence health outcomes and disparitiesOctober 2, 2023 WASHINGTON – The director of Salve Regina University’s Nationhood Lab presented on the project’s utility in understanding U.S....
Colin Woodard·FeaturedIn the News·September 18, 2023·1 min readFor POLITICO: on the geography of U.S. life expectancy
Colin Woodard·Data JournalismFeatured·August 29, 2023·17 min readThe Regional Geography of U.S. Life ExpectancyHow long you can expect to live depends on what U.S. region you live in and the reasons for it go back centuries.
Colin Woodard·Updates·July 28, 2023·2 min readNationhood Lab partners with public health researchers to publish academic papers on the geography of obesity, diabetes, exercise and other critical phenomenaJuly 27 2023 NEWPORT, R.I. – Newly published research reveals stark differences between U.S. regions in the prevalence of diabetes,...
Colin Woodard·Data JournalismFeatured·July 17, 2023·4 min readThe Regional Geography of Unhealthy Living Characteristics