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Does Prescription Opioid Availability Affect Labor Markets?

February 7, 2023 admin labor, opioids, wellness, work

Over the last two decades, the proliferation of opioid abuse has driven the deadliest drug crisis in U.S. history. During

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Education Might Improve the Health of Some—But Not All

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 admin education, health, wellness, work

More educated people tend to live healthier and longer lives than those with less education, but does education cause better

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Disaster Recovery—Who Gets Left Behind?

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 admin aid, children, disaster, education, wellness

Major disasters are frequently followed by compensation or aid, but little is known about recovery from such large, but compensated,

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Efficiency vs. Equity? A Reform to Reduce WIC Costs Impacts Access

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 admin benefits, children, nutrition, wellness

Many U.S. safety net programs provide in-kind benefits and contract with private vendors to deliver these benefits. Such public–private partnerships

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Living Longer? Personality, Education, and Realized Human Potential Helps

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 admin cognitive abilities, education, noncognitive, wellness

Does education extend lives? This is still debated because more educated people generally differ from less educated people in many

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Does Tap Water Improve Children’s Cognitive Development?

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 admin children, cognitive abilities, early childhood, water, wellness

Diseases associated with poor access to tap water are among the leading causes of death in children under five. Less

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How Does Depression Influence Risk-Taking?

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 admin mental health, risk-taking, wellness

Reduced productivity from depression and anxiety costs more than US$1 trillion each year globally. Less understood are the impacts on

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Do Cesarean Sections Affect Children’s Health?

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 admin children, healthcare, wellness

In recent decades there has been increasing concern about the rise in cesarean sections. This commonly performed surgery saves lives,

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Recess, Lead, and Mercury—TRIs Impact Kids and School Rankings

May 29, 2020May 13, 2020 admin children, education, environment, pollution, school accountability, wellness

There are currently 21,800 toxic release inventory sites (TRIs) operating in the United States, but we have little information on

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Measuring the Total Benefits of Influenza Vaccination

May 22, 2020May 15, 2020 admin health policy, healthcare, healthcare workers, vaccines, wellness

The total benefit to society from a single additional influenza vaccination includes the direct benefits to the individual receiving the

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