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
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Factsheet: What does the research say about care infrastructure?

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Seminar Series: Inequality in Mortality—A Comparison of the U.S., Canada, and France (Invitation only)

Families
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TOPICS: Health
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The opioid crisis: A consequence of U.S. economic decline?

Inequality & MobilityFamilies
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The unequal economic consequences of bad health

Families
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: Health
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Medicaid’s financial benefits are larger than previously thought

Families
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: Health
Past Event

Seminar Series: Fatal Overdoses – Deaths of Despair or Drug Problems? (Invitation only)

Families
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: Health
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Why, despite post-racial rhetoric, do racial health disparities increase at higher income levels?

FamiliesInequality & Mobility
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Post-racial rhetoric, racial health disparities, and health disparity consequences of stigma, stress, and racism

FamiliesInequality & Mobility
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The impact of paid maternity leave: evidence from temporary disability insurance in Rhode Island

Families
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: Health
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Who loses disability insurance when it’s harder to apply?

Families
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The connection between U.S. unemployment and rising opioid abuse

FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: Health
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Local economic decline affects marriage and fertility rates, but in a surprising way

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
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What U.S. Labor Department appointee Puzder doesn’t know about the minimum wage and how labor markets work

FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: Health, Minimum Wage
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