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Contents
PREFACE xi
PART I INTRODUCTION 1
Chapter 1 THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POLICY: THE PROMISE AND CHALLENGE FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY 3
PART II EDUCATION POLICY 27
Chapter 2 EDUCATION AND HEALTH: EVALUATING THEORIES AND EVIDENCE 29
Chapter 3 HEALTH EFFECTS OF HUMAN DEFELOPMENT POLICIES 61
PART III INCOME TRANSFER POLICY 95
Chapter 4 INCOME SUPPORT POLICIES AND HEALTH AMONG THE ELDERLY 97
Chapter 5 DID THE INTRODUCTION OF FOOD STAMPS AFFECT BIRTH OUTSCOMES IN CALIFORNIA? 122
PART IV CIVIL RIGHTS 143
Chapter 6 LIFTING GATES, LENGTHENING LIVES: DID CIVIL RIGHTS POLICIES IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE 1690S AND 1970S? 145
PART V MACROECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT POLICY 171
Chapter 7 MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS, HEALTH, AND GOVERNMENT POLICY 173
Chapter 8 THE NEW EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND WORKER HEALTHE IN THE UNITED STATES 201
PART VI WELFARE POLICY 229
Chapter 9 WELFARE REFORM AND INDIRECT IMPACTS ON HEALTH 231
Chapter 10 THE EFFECTS OF WELFARE AND CHILD SUPPORT POLICIES ON MATERNAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING 281
PART VII HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY 307
Chapter 11 RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTS AND OBESITY: WHAT CAN WE LEARN ABOUT POLICY INTERVENTIONS FROM OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES? 309
Chapter 12 ARE SOME NEIGHBORHOODS BETTER FOR CHILD HEALTH THAN OTHERS? 344
PART VIII CONCLUSION 377
Chapter 13 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POLICIES AS HEALTH POLICY: MOVING TOWARD A NEW APPROACH TO IMPROVING HEALTH IN AMERICA 379
INDEX 391