How can public policy help build and sustain generational wealth?
The racial wealth gap is a direct result of structural racism in America and is a root cause of other disparities in health and well-being. An understanding of which policies or proposals could help eliminate racial wealth disparities is critical to building a culture of health. Through a new
call for proposals, Policies for Action will fund research investigating how policies can reduce the racial wealth gap and improve the financial well-being and economic security of communities disproportionally affected by structural racism. Apply by September 7, 2022.
Does Medicaid protect against pandemic-related insurance loss?
When people lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of them also lost their employer-provided health insurance. Researchers at the University of Kentucky explored whether Medicaid expansions made under the Affordable Care Act limited COVID-19-related unemployment and related insurance loss and found that people in Medicaid expansion states were more likely than those in nonexpansion states to have Medicaid and less likely to be uninsured.
Equitable access to quality health care is critical to maternal health
Unfettered access to contraception and equitable access to quality health care before, during, and after pregnancy are critical for women’s and children’s health. The rapidly changing landscape of maternal health, birth equity, and contraception access could have significant implications for the health and economic well-being of future generations. A
new analysis
from Policies for Action highlights the importance of federal and state-level policies and their potential effects on maternal and child health.
Systems for Action, a research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, seeks innovative research that can produce new, actionable evidence about how to help medical, social, and public health systems work together to address structural barriers to health and health equity, including racism and the social conditions that affect health. Optional letters of intent are due September 6, 2022.
