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More than $400,000 in grants will support innovative projects that improve the health and well-being of communities across the U.S.

Public health innovations are all around us—from seatbelts, to water filtration systems, to the 911 line—and help to improve life expectancy in the U.S. every day.

Backed by federal funding, public health researcher Michele Decker, ScD, MPH, works to understand the scope and impact of gender-based violence and to determine how to prevent it.

Black youth who were advised by caregivers on how to conduct themselves during police stops experienced significantly lower levels of anticipatory stress about possible police brutality – whether towards oneself (direct) or loved ones such as family or friends (vicarious).