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Paid Sick Days Improve Public Health by Reducing the Spread of Disease

Paid sick days can reduce the spread of disease at work and in child-care settings, creating significant public health benefits and a more productive workforce.

By Vicky Lovell|2020-11-30T00:44:37-05:00January 31, 2006|IWPR|Comments Off on Paid Sick Days Improve Public Health by Reducing the Spread of Disease

The Women of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast: Multiple Disadvantages and Key Assets for Recovery Part I. Poverty, Race, Gender and Class

This Briefing Paper, the first in a two-part series addressing the needs of the women of the Gulf Coast region, uncovers the multiple disadvantages experienced by women who lived in the areas affected by both the hurricanes, Katrina and Rita, and in many of the communities to which the evacuees are moving.

By Barbara Gault, Heidi Hartmann, Avis Jones-DeWeever, Erica Williams and Misha Werschkul|2020-11-12T06:07:00-05:00September 30, 2005|IWPR|Comments Off on The Women of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast: Multiple Disadvantages and Key Assets for Recovery Part I. Poverty, Race, Gender and Class

The Health Benefits and Cost Effectiveness of Prevention, Screening, and Treatment for Osteoporosis

Twenty-four million Americans currently suffer from osteoporosis, a reduction in bone mass that increases susceptibility to fractures (Gold et al., 1993)

By Stephanie Aaronson and Nicoletta Karam|2020-12-31T00:42:48-05:00June 16, 2005|IWPR|Comments Off on The Health Benefits and Cost Effectiveness of Prevention, Screening, and Treatment for Osteoporosis