Category: Social Determinants of Health
Employers Require COVID Liability Waivers as Conflict Mounts Over Workplace Safety
Many employees, mostly lower-wage and minority workers in essential jobs, are calling lawyers to complain about the waivers.
Even the richest Americans lag the English on health
Middle-aged Americans have worse health than their English counterparts—and the difference in health between rich and poor is much larger in the U.S.
Significant disparities in U.S. life expectancy found at census-tract level
Socioeconomic and demographic variables, especially education, income, and race, were strongly associated with life expectancy, the study found.
Seniors In Low-Income Housing Live In Fear Of COVID Infection
Nationwide, more than 1.6 million older adults live in low-income housing, most in apartment buildings with shared spaces where the coronavirus might lurk.
America’s financial crisis will make it harder to contain COVID-19
The more strain on personal finances people experience, the less likely they will seek medical care.
Seven in 10 Americans say coronavirus outbreak has disrupted their lives, poll
Three-quarters say the “worst is yet to come.” Only 13% say “the worst is behind us.”
Home-cooked meals linked to higher diet quality but lower-income Americans still fall behind
“Helping more people cook healthy meals at home is a laudable goal, but it is not always feasible for everyone.”
California starts screening children for ‘toxic stress’
Starting this year pediatric visits in California may involve questions about touchy family topics, such as divorce or a parent who struggles with alcoholism.
Seattle salad and soda consumption mapped
Soda consumption greater in poorer neighborhoods; Salad consumption higher in better-off neighborhoods.
What are your odds of dying of ….
Americans are now more likely to die of an opioid overdose than in a car crash, of a gunshot wound that a pedestrian accident.
Medicaid plans helping patients get their GED
Plans starting to pay for services such as meals, transportation, housing and other Assistance to improve members’ health and reduce medical costs.