In this study, we document the effect of Food Stamp access on adult health care utilization. While Food Stamps is one … or mental health, or due to individuals with common chronic health conditions, leaving open the possibility that changes … Stamps increased the affordability of specialty health care, which may have further reduced the need for physician visits …

We identify the ages that constitute critical periods in children's development towards their adult health status. For …. Long-run health is proxied by adult height. The relation between siblings' ages at migration and their heights after age 18 … mother is well-educated. -- Early-life conditions ; migration ; parental education ; adult health ; height retardation ; age …

-born people, thus raising concerns about health inequities during pandemics. We analyzed influenza vaccination rates among …

To test for ethnic discrimination in access to outpatient health care services, we carry out an email …

between these programs and child health, while little is known about the mechanisms by which such relationships arise. Using … the 2007 American Time Use Survey and the Eating and Health Module, we explore differences in time use across families …

supposed to provide a mid-day meal and also advise mothers on health and nutrition for their child. Our one-day caregiver … training covered basic health and nutrition facts with advice on how to communicate with mothers for behavior change at home …

-term outcomes, including lifetime income, health, cognitive skills, and education. Our results show that the school lunch program … attainment and health and these effects can explain a large part of the return to school lunches. …

We estimate the impact of parental health on adult children's labor market outcomes. We focus on health shocks which …