Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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Do Students Who Are More Active Do Better in School?
July 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Physical inactivity is a leading cause of obesity and overweight, which currently affect more than 23 million children and adolescents—nearly one out of every three youths.
New Projects Bring Health Considerations Into Education, Energy Policy, and Other Decisions
April 2, 2013 | News Release
The Health Impact Project announced eight new grantees to conduct health impact assessments and bring health considerations into decisions on education, sanitation infrastructure, energy and more.
Race Ethnicity, and the Education Gradient in Health
March 1, 2008 | Journal Article
The relationship between education and a broad range of health measures varies by race/ethnicity and nativity.
Health and the Educational Attainment of Adolescents
June 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Investigating the relationship between health and educational attainment for youth found poorer health associated with lower rates of high school completion and postsecondary school enrollment. Academic and psychosocial factors were related to health-related educational outcomes with academic factors exerting the stronger influence.
Education and Diabetes in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Population
September 1, 2006 | Journal Article
This study examined the association between education and the prevalence of diabetes in U.S. adults and whether this relation differs by race/ethnicity.