Topic Health

As economic inequality in the United States has grown, so have inequalities in health and physical wellbeing. Growing disparities in major indicators of public health from mortality, and morbidity to maternal health, and low-birth weight to lead poisonings track economic inequality. Equitable Growth’s work touches on health and economic wellbeing for communities, families, and individuals, and includes a range of health-related topics, including intergenerational mobility, paid family and medical leave, scheduling stability, and includes a growing community of scholars working on the social indicators of health and their relationship to economic wellbeing.

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Unions in the United States improve worker safety and lower health inequality

LaborInequality & MobilityFamilies
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Frequently asked questions about paid sick time for U.S. workers and their families and the broader U.S. economy

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Factsheet: What the research says about the economic impacts of reproductive care

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
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Reduced job turnover in small U.S. firms is an overlooked benefit of paid sick leave

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Paid sick time and paid family and medical leave support workers in different ways and are both good for the broader U.S. economy

FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: Health, Paid Leave
Equitable Recovery

Factsheet: What does the research say about care infrastructure?

FamiliesLabor

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Linking racial stratification and poor health outcomes to economic inequality in the United States

Inequality & MobilityFamilies
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Paid family and medical leave in the United States: A data agenda for practitioners

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
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Paid Family and Medical Leave in the United States: A Data Agenda

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
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Investments in early childhood education improve outcomes for program participants—and perhaps other children too

FamiliesInequality & Mobility
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Short and medium run impacts of preschool education: Evidence from state pre-k programs

Families
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Getting the information we need to advance the conversation on paid leave in the United States

FamiliesLabor
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Paid Family and Medical Leave in the United States: A Research Agenda

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
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Consequences of Routine Work Schedule Instability for Worker Health and Wellbeing

FamiliesLabor
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Understanding the link between bodily autonomy and economic opportunity across the United States

FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: Health, Job Mobility
Past Event

Seminar Series: Do TRAP Laws Trap Women into Bad Jobs? (Invitation only)

Inequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: Gender, Health
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Respiratory health disparities in the United States and their economic repercussions

Families
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TOPICS: Health
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California’s paid family leave policy is decreasing nursing home use and saving Medicaid dollars

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLaborTax & Macroeconomics
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