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Sarah Lima

@smlima-mph.bsky.social
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Epidemiology postdoc researching place and cancer at Georgetown | PhD at U Buffalo, MPH at Columbia, OSU grad go bucks scholar.google.com/citations?user=W…

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Sarah Lima @smlima-mph.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Our latest study on the influence of redlining on breast cancer survival over time. We found a persistent mortality risk with redlining but disparities have generally narrowed over time - more evidence that interventions could help. Read here: acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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The effect of time on associations between historical redlining and breast cancer survival
Historical redlining, a 1930s residential segregation policy, has been linked to lower breast cancer survival but it is not known whether the association differs with time. This study found significa...
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Sarah Lima @smlima-mph.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
I had a lovely time speaking with breast cancer advocates at the National Breast Cancer Coalition about the impact of redlining on breast cancer today
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Sarah Lima @smlima-mph.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
It was a pleasure to share our findings on the influence of redlining on breast cancer today with Spectrum News 1. Article and interview below spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...
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Study: Living in formerly redlined area increases breast cancer mortality risk
Even when factoring in for health care coverage, there was still a 32% higher increase of death from breast cancer.
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Sarah Lima @smlima-mph.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
And the good news continues — paper 1 from my dissertation is officially out! We found living in a redlined neighborhood is associated with lower breast cancer survival, regardless of treatments or health insurance. More evidence that neighborhoods matter for health and breast cancer.
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Sarah Lima @smlima-mph.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Thrilled to say I successfully defended my dissertation on historical redlining and #breastcancer survival yesterday! Still getting used to the “Dr. Lima.” Thanks so much to my amazing committee, Heather Ochs-Balcom, @tiapalermo.bsky.social, Lili Tian, Henry Louis Taylor Jr! @ubuffalo.bsky.social
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Sarah Lima @smlima-mph.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
I had an amazing time presenting one of my dissertation papers at ASPO! Big thank you to the reviewers and programming committee for selecting this as part of the Best of ASPO for Place and Policy and giving me the opportunity to share the importance of neighborhood on breast cancer survival.
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Tia Palermo @tiapalermo.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Policies and programs that address poverty can have positive spillover effects – in a recent study we showed that US programs like TANF, EITC, SNAP, and Medicaid expansion reduced child abuse & neglect. Read a short overview in Public Health Post below. publichealthpost.org/health-equit...
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