Health Equity

Researchers warn the COVID-19 lockdown will take its own toll on health

Abstract: As governments shutter cities, experts fear the long-term impacts of coronavirus: Suicides, domestic abuse, public health.

Publication: Reuters

Date Published: April 3, 2020

Author(s): M.B. Pell and Benjamin Lesser

View This Resource

This analysis of California’s state budget from 2007 to 2018 finds that to ensure the long-term health of the state, California needs to eliminate health care waste and direct the savings toward increased funding for programs that improve community conditions—like public education, public health, housing assistance, food assistance, and income support.