Curtis Lab

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NIH R01 · 2025

Area-level Socio-economic Conditions and Individual-level Health and Mortality: Exploring Place-Based Mechanisms and Individual-level Psychosocial Processes

PROJECT SUMMARY More than 1 million drug overdose deaths have occurred in the US since 1999, while progress in reducing mortality from cardiovascular disease and diabetes has stalled since 2010. This evidence of rising morbidity and mortality in midlife has drawn attention to health risks among the working-age population. Increasing geographic variation in premature mortality, most pronounced during early to mid-adulthood, highlights the role of place. Research is needed that systematically identifies how place-based features contribute to the US midlife health and mortality crisis. Drawing from socio-ecological perspectives of health, the present study will test a comprehensive conceptual…

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