This study seeks to measure horizontal equity in the use of health care in Senegal using the method of decomposition of … in the health system, we distinguished the<np pagenum="062"/> care received in hospitals from those received in health … populations in the benefit of care in hospitals and health centres. The care provided in health posts benefit more to poor people …

admissions records, and survey data on individual health outcomes, we first show that fishmeal production worsens adult and child … health through air pollution emitted by plants. We then analyze the industry’s response to a 2009 reform that split the Total … efficient plants expanded production (across time). The reform greatly exacerbated the industry’s impact on health, causing e …

In Viet Nam, household direct out-of-pocket (OOP) health expenditure as a share of the total health expenditure has … such as catastrophic health expenditure (households must reduce their expenditure on other necessities) and impoverishment …. This paper aims to examine catastrophic and poverty impacts of household out-of-pocket health expenditure in Viet Nam over …

to also impact individuals’ health. This study utilizes information from the US Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance … reduced family income and adverse mental health as significant channels underlying the procyclical nature of healthy food …

Bad health decreases individuals' happiness, but few studies measure the impact of specific illnesses. We apply … matching estimators to examine how changes in different (objective) conditions of bad health affect subjective well-being for a … health impairments varies across health impairments. There is also a puzzling asymmetry: strong adverse reactions to …

Although scholars have noted the connection between appearance and assumptions of health, the degree to which these … and 2011, I find that a trainer's fit-appearing physique imbues their interactions with a degree of moral and health … authority. This corporeal credibility engenders trust among clients and allows exercise to be understood as a form of health …

on health on the one hand and on the effects of good health on labor market outcomes on the other hand. We examine the …-term income via health or more intense labor market attachment. We reason that instead, there may be various non …

Several studies have shown a positive relationship between local greenspace availability and residents' health, which … may offer opportunities for health improvement. This study focuses on three mechanisms through which greenery might exert … its positive effect on health: stress reduction, stimulating physical activity and facilitating social cohesion. Knowledge …

subnational levels can impact the health and health behavior risks of individuals. This paper examines the impact of state …-level social capital and ideology on individual-level health outcomes in the U.S. Leveraging the variation that exists across … states in the U.S., the results reveal that individuals report better health in states with higher levels of governmental …

Sleeping, dreaming, and health or well-being are all closely related phenomena from an experiential and cultural point … clinical lens to compare and contrast patterns of sleeping and dreaming and their relationship to health in a rural Indonesian … become linked through social practice and the implication of these practices for health and well being. I underscore, in …