Journal Article

Public health and the public agenda

Abstract: This paper was presented as the distinguished address at the conference \\"Unequal incomes, unequal outcomes? Economic inequality and measures of well-being.\\" The conference was held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on May 7, 1999. The author examines health issues, observing that infant mortality rates for African-Americans are twice as high as they are for white Americans; Chinese-Americans are four to five times more likely to suffer from liver cancer than other Americans; and Latinos and Native Americans develop diabetes at a rate twice and three times the U.S. average, respectively.

Keywords: Public policy; Public welfare; Medical care;

Status: Published in Unequal incomes, unequal outcomes? Economic inequality and measures of well-being

Bibliographic Information

Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Part of Series: Economic Policy Review

Publication Date: 1999

Volume: 5

Issue: Sep

Pages: 43-47