Many La Follette School faculty members are experts on key issues in health policy and health services, including the relationship between social factors — such as poverty, education, and housing — and health.
Our faculty’s interdisciplinary work bridges economics, sociology, population health sciences, education, and various other fields of study.
Featured publications
Nursing Home Use Expectations and Wealth Accumulation Among Older Adults
Childhood Origins Of Intergenerational Health Mobility In The United States
Genetic Risks, Adolescent Health and Schooling Attainment
Local exposure to school shootings and youth antidepressant use
Where and When: Sharpening the Lens on Geographic Disparities in Mortality
The Interaction of Health, Genetics, and Occupational Demands in SSDI Determinations
News
Prohibition may have extended life for those born in dry counties
November 30, 2023
Mia Williams receives Brenton Health Policy Scholarship
November 14, 2023
Spring 2023 faculty awards
July 14, 2023- More health & aging posts