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Linking Health and Economic Prosperity

Research shows that economic vitality improves health. But does good…
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Research shows that economic vitality improves health. But does good health improve economic vitality? 
That’s what Wilder Research and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis set out to learn in a national study for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and AcademyHealth. We examined the relationship between population health and economic activity in U.S. metropolitan areas through an analysis of data spanning 15 years. The results suggest that population health really does contribute meaningfully to a community’s economic strength, and that good community health helps protects against economic shocks, like the Great Recession.

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Linking Health and Economic Prosperity: A Study of U.S. Metro Areas

2019

This study examines the relationship between population health and economic activity in metropolitan areas in the United States through an analysis of longitudinal data that spans a 15-year period.

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Engaging Business for Health Study Survey

2019

Survey used to gather information from U.S. companies about business relocation criteria.

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Linking Health and Economic Prosperity: A Study of U.S. Metro Areas, Technical Supplement

2019

This supplement provides detailed results of the statistical analysis. It includes a description of the longitudinal data panel and analytical approaches used to conduct this study.

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Linking Health and Economic Prosperity: Literature Review

2019

A literature review of the connections between health and economics. The review was used to inform a larger study.

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