Health Policy
Place Matters for Health in Orleans Parish: Ensuring Opportunities for Good Health for All
PLACE MATTERS for health in important ways according to a growing body of research. Differences in neighborhood conditions powerfully predict who is healthy, sick, and lives longer. And because of…
The Lived Experience of Race and Its Health Consequences
A growing body of research illuminates the mechanisms through which racism and discrimination influence the health status of people of color. Much of the focus of this research, however, has…
Climate Change, Environmental Challenges, and Vulnerable Communities
The report Climate Change, Environmental Challenges, and Vulnerable Communities: Assessing Legacies of the Past, Building Opportunities for the Future brings together demographic, health, and environmental data and research for Arizona,…
Minorities, Mobile Broadband, and the Management of Chronic Diseases
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is pleased to share an important new report, “Minorities, Mobile Broadband, and the Management of Chronic Diseases,” prepared by the Joint Center…
Health Reform at the Crossroads: Will the Affordable Care Act Help Eliminate Health Inequities
This week marks the second anniversary of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It’s also the week that oral arguments begin before the U.S. Supreme Court…
Place Matters for Health in the San Joaquin Valley (Spanish summary)
The report provides a comprehensive analysis of how neighborhood differences in a range of social, economic, and environmmental conditions are linked to health outcomes in the San Joaquin Valley. It…
Place Matters for Health in the San Joaquin Valley (summary)
The report provides a comprehensive analysis of how neighborhood differences in a range of social, economic, and environmental conditions are linked to health outcomes in the San Joaquin Valley. It…
Climate Disruption in the Global South and in African American Communities: Key Issues, Frameworks, and Possibilities for Climate Justice
The author of “Climate Disruption in the Global South and in African American Communities: Key Issues, Frameworks, and Possibilities for Climate Justice” lays out a number of major issues facing…
Research Brief: Three-City Survey of African Americans on EPA Regulations, Climate Change, and Health
This three-city survey builds on earlier Joint Center national surveys that looked at the views of African Americans on climate change, health, and conservation behaviors. In the national surveys, clear…
White Paper: Health and Economic Benefits of Clean Air Regulations
“Health and Economic Benefits of Clean Air Regulations” is a literature-based white paper that discusses the range of potential health benefits that could be gained by people of color in…