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.

Featured work

The Rise of Populism

The political implications of bad jobs and the decline of unions

LaborInequality & MobilityFamilies
post

Equitable Growth hosts Econ 101 virtual event on how U.S. social insurance programs boost economic mobility

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
post

Medicaid and SNAP cuts in congressional Republicans’ budget bill will negatively impact local economies

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
report

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

LaborInequality & MobilityFamilies
post

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

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
Equitable Recovery

Factsheet: What does the research say about care infrastructure?

FamiliesLabor

Explore Content in Health212

Coronavirus Recession

Disaggregated data on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders is crucial amid the coronavirus pandemic

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
Coronavirus Recession

Congress must act to help U.S. families facing an income crisis

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
Coronavirus Recession

Broken plumbing: How systems for delivering economic relief in response to the coronavirus recession failed the U.S. economy

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
Coronavirus Recession

Child care is essential for working parents, but is the industry ready and safe to reopen?

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
Coronavirus Recession

New analysis shows state paid leave programs cushioned the blow of COVID-19, sparking important new questions

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
Coronavirus Recession

Better workplace conditions for long-term eldercare staff are key to promoting resident safety amid the coronavirus pandemic

FamiliesLabor
working paper

Worker earnings, service quality, and firm profitability: Evidence from nursing homes and minimum wage reforms

FamiliesLabor
Coronavirus Recession

One year later: Recession Ready and the coronavirus recession

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesTax & MacroeconomicsLabor
Coronavirus Recession

Green stimulus, not dirty bailouts, is the smart investment strategy during the coronavirus recession

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
In Conversation

In conversation with Trevon Logan

Inequality & MobilityFamilies
Coronavirus Recession

New working paper shows long-term U.S. economic and health benefits of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

FamiliesInequality & Mobility
working paper

Is the social safety net a long-term investment? Large-scale evidence from the food stamps program

FamiliesInequality & Mobility
Connect with us!

Explore the Equitable Growth network of experts around the country and get answers to today's most pressing questions!

Get in Touch