Heterogenous Effects of Local Government Spending on Mortality Across Racial Groups Among Working-Age Adults in the U.S.

Introduction: Mortality among working-age adults has been rising, but the underlying reasons are not fully known. Given the relationship between higher levels of public spending and better health outcomes, it is possible that differences in public spending may explain some of this trend. This study examined the association between county government spending and overall and race-specific mortality among working-age adults over time.

Corporate influenced state preemption and health: A legal mapping analysis of workers' rights preemption bills in the US south.

Work is a structural determinant of health. As local governments have taken the lead on implementing workers' rights policies, state governments have increasingly been using preemption to block local them. These policies would improve work and employment conditions, particularly for Black, Brown, immigrant, and low-wage workers.

Health Equity and the Dynamism of Structural Racism and Public Policy.

Policy Points Both public policy and structural racism are dynamic systems that reinforce each other. Efforts to address the health effects of structural racism must account for the nature of these systems. Politics and policy are critical for understanding the persistence of racial health inequities and creating policies and interventions that can mitigate the effects of structural racism on health.

New Preemption as a Tool of Structural Racism: Implications for Racial Health Inequities.

Preemption is a substantial threat to achieving racial equity. Since 2011, states have increasingly preempted local governments from enacting policies that can improve health and reduce racial inequities such as increasing minimum wage and requiring paid leave.

Race, mental health, and evictions filings in Memphis, TN, USA.

Although evictions are a major disruptor of residential stability, their contribution to health disparities is understudied. Both experiencing eviction and the threat of being evicted are associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes. Communities with higher proportions of Black people have higher rates of eviction filings.

Sex Differences in the Association between Local Government Spending and Mortality: Evidence from Tennessee.

Objectives: A growing body of research has demonstrated the effect of local government spending on health outcomes; however, the effect of spending on different demographic groups is unclear. We combined national and local data to examine the impact of public spending on mortality rates in Tennessee.

Methods: Within-between random effects models to examine the relation between county-level spending and mortality rates.