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·October 23, 2024·3 min read

New academic studies from Nationhood Lab and partners reveal regional differences in arthritis, dental health, dietary patterns, and a health link in voter turnout

October 23 2024 NEWPORT, R.I. – A series of newly published studies have revealed significant differences between U.S. regions in...

Colin Woodard·

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·July 28, 2023·2 min read

Nationhood Lab partners with public health researchers to publish academic papers on the geography of obesity, diabetes, exercise and other critical phenomena

July 27 2023 NEWPORT, R.I. – Newly published research reveals stark differences between U.S. regions in the prevalence of diabetes,...

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism

·December 11, 2023·2 min read

The Regional Geography of Disability in the United States

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·September 3, 2026·6 min read

Study finds prevalence of many types of OCD vary by American Nations region

The findings, published in Psychiatry Research, come from a Baylor College of Medicine-led team looking at sociocultural influences on identity-based obsessive-compulsive disorders

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism

·January 24, 2024·4 min read

How churches could help address the lowland South’s obesity and physical inactivity crises

In a new American Nations-powered study in the American Journal of Medicine, researchers find an opportunity to reach people where they are in the Deep South and Tidewater regions

Colin Woodard·

Data Journalism Featured

·March 7, 2026·4 min read

Regional differences in excessive drinking

Colin Woodard·

Featured In the News

·September 18, 2023·1 min read

For POLITICO: on the geography of U.S. life expectancy

In Politico, Nationhood Lab director Colin Woodard writes about the project’s latest study on the gaping life expectancy gap between U.S. regions

Colin Woodard·

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·December 15, 2025·1 min read

Woodard shares Nationhood Lab’s work at Tufts University, the University of Illinois Chicago

December 15, 2025 CHICAGO – Nationhood Lab director Colin Woodard has just completed an eight state-and-D.C. tour promoting Nations Apart: How Clashing...

Colin Woodard·

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·October 3, 2023·1 min read

Nationhood Lab director addresses National Academies working group on how U.S. regional cultures influence health outcomes and disparities

Colin Woodard·

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·April 22, 2026·1 min read

New Research published in Nature‘s Scientific Reports finds American Nations regions help predict and Covid-19 cases and deaths

The findings from researchers at Nationhood Lab, the University of Illinois Chicago, and the HealthPartners Institute found the American Nations regional cultures to be one of the most powerful predictive elements in predicting county-level pandemic mortality and cases.