Learn more about the work of our Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative and some updates from the air quality and atmospheric dynamics research teams.

RT @jhuaap: More than half of Baltimore area adults who have not graduated from high school know someone who has died from a drug overdose—….

This report shows that the education gradient within the Baltimore area mirrors that of the education gradient nationally. The same is also true for income gradients. 8/8.

However, Black Baltimore-area residents were more than twice as likely as White residents to report knowing three or more people with an addiction to illicit drugs: 22% compared to 9% 7/8.

We find no statistically significant difference in the percent of Black and White Baltimore-area residents who lost a loved one due to drug overdose, similar to recent Banner findings of similar overdose rates after accounting for poverty 6/8

Baltimoreans living in households with incomes <$30,000 were more than 5X as likely to report knowing 3+ people addicted to drugs than residents living in households with incomes of $110,000 or more. 5/8.

Baltimoreans living in households with incomes < $30,000 were more than 2X as likely to have lost a loved one from drug overdose than residents living in households with incomes of $110,000 or more. 4/8

We find that residents with less than a high school degree were almost 4X as likely to report losing a loved one to overdose than residents with a professional degree, with 54% of Baltimore residents with less than a high school degree having lost a loved one 3/8

Overall, we find that 28.5% of Baltimore area residents have lost a loved one from drug overdose, similar to national estimates. About 40% of Baltimoreans know at least one person addicted to drugs, and among those 14.5% know 3 or more people 2/8.

Our new report out today examines community exposure to drug addiction and overdose in Baltimore using data from the 2023 Baltimore Area Survey 1/

RT @publicinno: 🌟 This summer, our #SummerScholars tackled the #HousingCrisis, #ClimateAction, & #PublicHealth challenges in cities worldwi….

Great article on the BAS! "The data also highlighted racial inequality in public transportation: Twice as many Baltimore area residents of color experienced transportation-related issues—like missing an appointment—than white residents in the same areas."

Great opportunities to make change in cities across the US!.

We are deeply grieved by the loss of the Key Bridge, an indelible symbol of Baltimore. We are keeping the families of those affected by this tragedy in our thoughts.

RT @leqonomics: I talked to @DougBeckerSC1 @USCDornsife for the Scholars' Circle podcast about housing affordability, housing market struc….

Learn about the approaches that researchers at the Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative are taking to model water and water quality in Baltimore City in this seminar.

This is our first annual survey of the Baltimore area and we plan on surveying Baltimore residents every year about important issues. All of our data is open and accessible here

One-third of Black respondents believe starting their own business would be more lucrative than working for someone else. Only 15% of white residents felt the same. 9/10

Though nearly 75% of respondents don’t trust their local government, more than half trust local businesses and nonprofits. About 65% of respondents trust other people. 8/10

Roughly seven out of eight respondents are satisfied with their neighborhoods. More than 30% of city respondents think their neighborhood has improved over the past five years. 7/10