Economic
Economic opportunity is an essential ingredient for households to access the necessities of a healthy life. The recommendations in this Policy Action Area are designed so community members can afford medical care, healthy food, quality housing, education, and other basic needs. Policymakers can meet these needs by tailoring economic initiatives to increase employment and ensure that workers are paid a living wage.
Every household should be able to afford the necessities of a healthy life—medical care, healthy food, quality housing, education, and other basics. Research indicates that economic opportunity is one the most powerful predictors of good health, and that impacts on health are especially pronounced for people in or near poverty.
Every household should be able to afford the necessities of a healthy life—medical care, healthy food, quality housing, education, and other basics. Stable employment provides people with the income necessary to buy these goods and services and maintain good health.
Every household should be able to afford the necessities of a healthy life—medical care, healthy food, quality housing, education, and other basics. Sufficient income allows households reliable access to the goods and services that are necessary for a healthy life.