Social Policy is Health Policy: The Health Implications of Policies Outside the Silo of Health Care
Dr. Steven Woolf, professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, explains why cutting federal poverty assistance programs will negatively impact public health.
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Feb 02, 2012 06:00 PM
Feb 02, 2012 07:30 PM
Feb 02, 2012 from 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm |
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In 2008, the United States suffered its worst financial crisis in history, and the rest of the world was impacted by a recession. The fiscal uncertainty, combined with a resurgent ideology toward limited government, has led to the U.S. Congress looking to cut federal poverty assistance programs such as the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. At this event, Steven Woolf, M.D., M.P.H., of Virginia Commonwealth University makes the case that such cuts are short-sighted and will have a direct and negative impact on public health, as well as on health care costs. Following Woolf’s address, panelists Mark D. Hayward, Ph.D., of The University of Texas at Austin and Vivian Ho, Ph.D., of the Baker Institute will discuss the social and economic determinants of health, as well as how a variety of social policies related to housing, education, employment and child care are directly linked to health in America.
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