Addressing Health Disparities Among Families: Policy Approaches to Improve Infant Health

The author discusses the results of her evidence-based research showing that fiscal policies, particularly taxes, have downstream effects on infant health by influencing parental health behaviors as well as women’s health habits during pregnancy. As a case study, across U.S. state cigarette tax incr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Summer Sherburne Hawkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Moral Theology, Inc. 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Moral Theology
Online Access:https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/article/24222-addressing-health-disparities-among-families-policy-approaches-to-improve-infant-health