Health and Mental Health

The Association Between Income and Life Expectancy in the United States, 2001-2014

In the United States between 2001 and 2014, higher income was associated with greater longevity, and differences in life expectancy across income groups increased over time. However, the association between life expectancy and income varied substantially across areas; differences in longevity across income groups decreased in some areas and increased in others. The differences in life expectancy were correlated with health behaviors and local area characteristics.

State of the Union 2016: Health

How does the U.S. stack up against peer countries in terms of health inequality? Harvard University professor Jason Beckfield addresses this question at our 2016 State of the Union conference. Read the full report.

Including Health Insurance in Poverty Measurement: The Impact of Massachusetts Health Reform on Poverty

We develop and implement what we believe is the first conceptually valid health-inclusive poverty measure (HIPM)—a measure that includes health care or insurance in the poverty needs threshold and health insurance benefits in family resources—and we discuss its limitations. Building on the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure, we construct a pilot HIPM for the under-65 population under ACA-like health reform in Massachusetts. This pilot is intended to demonstrate the practicality, face validity and value of a HIPM.

State of the Union 2016: Health

The U.S. population is not just sicker, on average, than the European population, but also has a higher level of health inequality than the European population. The U.S. states that combine low self-rated health with high health inequality look strikingly similar—in terms of their health profiles—to Central and Eastern European countries.

The Waning Hispanic Health Paradox

It is well known that Hispanics have been more healthy than other groups in the U.S. with a similar socioeconomic position. Is this "Hispanic Health Paradox" alive and well?

Podcast: Are Unplanned Pregnancies Always Unplanned?

Diantha Parker talks with NYU sociologist Paula England about how young women think about contraception when their economic future is uncertain.

Debate: Why Do the Poor Get Sick?

The Center hosts regular debates on trends in poverty and inequality, the future of poverty and inequality, and how poverty and inequality might be reduced.

Participants: 

  • Sir Michael Marmot, Director, International Institute for Society and Health; Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College of London
  • Ralph Catalano, Associate Dean and Professor of Law, University of California - Berkeley

Listen now. 

The Great Recession and Mother's Health

We investigate the impacts of the Great Recession on the health of women with children using the last two waves of the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study. We model the financial crisis with changes in the state unemployment rate and we focus on a wide range of physical and mental health outcomes, as well as health behaviors. Our findings from the individual fixed effects models suggest heterogeneous impacts across demographic and socioeconomic groups.

The Impact of Early Experience on Childhood Brain Development: Ruth Kagi

On April 13, 2010, the Center on Children and Families at Brookings and the Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality at Stanford University sponsored an event that focused on the science of early brain development and the role that chronic stress early in life plays in the arrested development of children raised in risky situations. The policy implications of these and similar findings were discussed. This segment features the Honorable Ruth Kagi, Representative, 32nd District, Washington State Legislature.

The Impact of Early Experience on Childhood Brain Development: Jack Shonkoff

On April 13, 2010, the Center on Children and Families at Brookings and the Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality at Stanford University sponsored an event that focused on the science of early brain development and the role that chronic stress early in life plays in the arrested development of children raised in risky situations. The policy implications of these and similar findings were discussed. This segment features Jack P.

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