Policies for Action
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May Update
Shift-work policies and chronic health conditions in the manufacturing industry
Numerous studies have shown that 12-hour shifts, rotating shifts, and unpredictable work schedules are associated with greater risk of chronic health conditions. In a new systematic review with meta-analyses, researchers at Northwestern University find shift work and long work hours increase the risk of breast cancer and stroke. The evidence remains unclear on other chronic conditions.
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Increasing healthy food access in low-income neighborhoods
P4A research shows that encouraging discount variety stores (DVS) to become authorized Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) vendors has the potential to modestly increase DVS sales and the availability of healthy foods in low-income neighborhoods. If WIC authorization is financially viable for small-format variety stores, encouraging similar small-format variety stores to become WIC authorized could improve food access.
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Work Supports and Health webinar series
The P4A research hub at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and the University of California, Berkeley, concludes its spring webinar series on the impacts of work supports on health outcomes with their final webinar on Thursday, June 4, at 2:00 p.m. (EDT) on the earned income tax credit and health.
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Check out the first two webinars from this series below:
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The minimum wage and health
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Work scheduling and health
Community corner
Funding opportunity: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health is seeking proposals that are primed to influence the future of health equity. Read more about this opportunity and
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apply here. Proposals will be accepted through the year on a rolling admission.
P4A researcher Megan McHugh has an article in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine,
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“A Qualitative Exploration of Shift Work and Employee Well-Being in the US Manufacturing Environment.”
P4A researcher Ben Sommers discusses Medicaid research on the Tradeoffs podcast episode,
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“The Medicaid Cliff.”
P4A National Advisory Committee member Diane Schanzenbach coauthored
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“Income Assistance for Low-Income Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis” in Econofact.
P4A National Advisory Committee member Darrick Hamilton teamed up with Daniel Carpenter to coauthor
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“There Is Only One Way Out of the COVID-19 Economic Crisis” in Slate.
Upcoming conferences and events
These events will be held virtually
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Social Determinants of Health Symposium
Modern Healthcare
June 2, 2020, Salt Lake City
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9th Annual Conference of the American Society of Health Economists
American Society of Health Economists
June 7–10, 2020, St. Louis
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2020 Annual Research Meeting: Today’s research driving tomorrow’s outcomes
AcademyHealth
June 13–16, 2020, Boston
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