A database of US state policies to mitigate COVID-19 and its economic consequences
Abstract Background Since COVID-19 first appeared in the United States (US) in January 2020, US states have pursued a wide range of policies to mitigate the spread of the virus and its economic ramifications. Without unified federal guidance, states have been the front lines of the policy response....
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| author | Alexandra Skinner Kelsey Flannery Kristen Nocka Jacob Bor Lorraine T. Dean Jonathan Jay Sarah Ketchen Lipson Megan B. Cole Emily A. Benfer Rachel Scheckman Will Raderman David K. Jones Julia Raifman |
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| description | Abstract Background Since COVID-19 first appeared in the United States (US) in January 2020, US states have pursued a wide range of policies to mitigate the spread of the virus and its economic ramifications. Without unified federal guidance, states have been the front lines of the policy response. Main text We created the COVID-19 US State Policy (CUSP) database ( https://statepolicies.com/ ) to document the dates and components of economic relief and public health measures issued at the state level in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Documented interventions included school and business closures, face mask mandates, directives on vaccine eligibility, eviction moratoria, and expanded unemployment insurance benefits. By providing continually updated information, CUSP was designed to inform rapid-response, policy-relevant research in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and has been widely used to investigate the impact of state policies on population health and health equity. This paper introduces the CUSP database and highlights how it is already informing the COVID-19 pandemic response in the US. Conclusion CUSP is the most comprehensive publicly available policy database of health, social, and economic policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. CUSP documents widespread variation in state policy decisions and implementation dates across the US and serves as a freely available and valuable resource to policymakers and researchers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7204891c67a04ce483e5a7c276623a0c2022-12-22T03:30:16ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582022-06-012211810.1186/s12889-022-13487-0A database of US state policies to mitigate COVID-19 and its economic consequencesAlexandra Skinner0Kelsey Flannery1Kristen Nocka2Jacob Bor3Lorraine T. Dean4Jonathan Jay5Sarah Ketchen Lipson6Megan B. Cole7Emily A. Benfer8Rachel Scheckman9Will Raderman10David K. Jones11Julia Raifman12Boston University School of Public HealthBoston University School of Public HealthBoston University School of Public HealthBoston University School of Public HealthJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthBoston University School of Public HealthBoston University School of Public HealthBoston University School of Public HealthWake Forest School of LawBoston University School of Public HealthBoston University School of Public HealthBoston University School of Public HealthBoston University School of Public HealthAbstract Background Since COVID-19 first appeared in the United States (US) in January 2020, US states have pursued a wide range of policies to mitigate the spread of the virus and its economic ramifications. Without unified federal guidance, states have been the front lines of the policy response. Main text We created the COVID-19 US State Policy (CUSP) database ( https://statepolicies.com/ ) to document the dates and components of economic relief and public health measures issued at the state level in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Documented interventions included school and business closures, face mask mandates, directives on vaccine eligibility, eviction moratoria, and expanded unemployment insurance benefits. By providing continually updated information, CUSP was designed to inform rapid-response, policy-relevant research in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and has been widely used to investigate the impact of state policies on population health and health equity. This paper introduces the CUSP database and highlights how it is already informing the COVID-19 pandemic response in the US. Conclusion CUSP is the most comprehensive publicly available policy database of health, social, and economic policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. CUSP documents widespread variation in state policy decisions and implementation dates across the US and serves as a freely available and valuable resource to policymakers and researchers.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13487-0COVID-19COVID-19 policyEconomic precarityMask mandatePhysical distancingPolicy |
| spellingShingle | Alexandra Skinner Kelsey Flannery Kristen Nocka Jacob Bor Lorraine T. Dean Jonathan Jay Sarah Ketchen Lipson Megan B. Cole Emily A. Benfer Rachel Scheckman Will Raderman David K. Jones Julia Raifman A database of US state policies to mitigate COVID-19 and its economic consequences BMC Public Health COVID-19 COVID-19 policy Economic precarity Mask mandate Physical distancing Policy |
| title | A database of US state policies to mitigate COVID-19 and its economic consequences |
| title_full | A database of US state policies to mitigate COVID-19 and its economic consequences |
| title_fullStr | A database of US state policies to mitigate COVID-19 and its economic consequences |
| title_full_unstemmed | A database of US state policies to mitigate COVID-19 and its economic consequences |
| title_short | A database of US state policies to mitigate COVID-19 and its economic consequences |
| title_sort | database of us state policies to mitigate covid 19 and its economic consequences |
| topic | COVID-19 COVID-19 policy Economic precarity Mask mandate Physical distancing Policy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13487-0 |
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