The ownership and staffing of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have been closely watched by regulators in recent years. In a recent article published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, CSDE Affiliates Rachel Prusynski, Tracy Mroz (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine) and colleagues examine whether changes in SNF ownership were linked to shifts in staffing levels for nurses, non-nurses, administrators, and contract workers. The findings indicate that SNF ownership changes were associated with declines in overall patient care staffing,

We are looking for a full-time Administrator to support our population science research infrastructure center funded by the NICHD.

With the Director, the Administrator is a primary point person for the development, coordination and implementation of center-wide efforts (including infrastructure and training grants, as well as reporting for internal and external purposes). The Administrator is the chief financial officer and business manager responsible for financial planning, management and overseeing daily center operations,

Scholars and policymakers disagree about the causes of the dramatic racial inequalities in child welfare system outcomes such as child protection (CPS) investigations and child maltreatment. In a recent essay in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, CSDE External Affiliate Frank Edwards (Rutgers University) attempts to bridge the divide and argues that researchers and practitioners should emphasize analytical approaches that recognize the complex impacts of structural racism. Read the essay here.

The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program has expanded its data available for research to now include information from more than 633,000 participants – a 50% increase from the previous release. These updates enhance the program’s vast and comprehensive dataset, one of the largest globally, to accelerate discoveries that will help tackle complex health challenges.

Updates include:

• The program’s genomic dataset has grown by nearly 70% to include whole genome sequences from more than 414,000 participants.