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Redesigning the Arrest-Related Deaths Program

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Webinar: How Has Drinking Behavior Changed During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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Confronting Systemic Racism: Our Obligations as Scientists

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Black lives matter. We shall not tolerate injustice, bias, and bigotry.

Our intolerance for racial inequality, police brutality and injustices drives us to not only continue work in service of our mission, but to recommit ourselves to making a difference in improving the lives of people and conditions in communities in the United States and around the world.

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RTI Center for Global Noncommunicable Diseases

We create multidisciplinary, sustainable solutions to address the global burden of noncommunicable diseases – the leading cause of human death and illness worldwide. 

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By The Numbers

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Beyond Lip Service: Taking A Genuine Approach To Tackling COVID-19 (And All) Black-White Health Disparities In The United States
Food Security and Agriculture, Health, Policy Research

What Can We Learn from a Crisis? The Role of P-EBT in Child Nutrition Programs

Food Security and Agriculture

Effects of COVID-19 Meat and Poultry Plant Closures on the Environment and Food Security
Health, Statistics and Data Science

Stepping Up to the CORD-19 Challenge: A Semi-Automated Rapid Review Workflow for Literature Related to COVID-19 and Blood Clotting

COVID-19 Experts Available for Interview

LaShawn Glasgow
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Racial Disparity

LaShawn Glasgow is the Director of Community and Workplace Health at RTI. Dr. Glasgow is available to comment on COVID-19’s impact on the health of racial and ethnic minority groups across the U.S.

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Food Waste and Supply

Mary Muth, PhD, conducts research studies to analyze the impacts of policies, regulations, and other initiatives affecting food and agriculture. Dr. Muth can speak on a range of topics involving food in relation to COVID-19, with an emphasis on food waste.

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Epidemiology

Pia MacDonald, PhD, is focused on strengthening countries’ capacities to prevent, detect, and respond to disease outbreaks. She can speak to the global impact and threat of COVID-19.

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Misinformation

Brian Southwell, PhD, is an expert on the spread of misinformation and how to best counter it. Misinformation has heavily impacted the COVID-19 pandemic and the public’s perception of the virus.

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Explore the work RTI does across our diverse services and capabilities, practice areas, centers, and emerging issues by using the dropdown below

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International Development
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Drug Discovery and Development
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Health Behavior Change
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Child Well-Being and Family Strengthening
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RTI Center for Water Resources
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RTI Center for Newborn Screening, Ethics, and Disability Studies
Preventing Opioid Use, Misuse and Overdose
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Preventing Opioid Use, Misuse and Overdose
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