Presenter:  Jody Heymann, MD, PhD
“Social Policies and Global Health:  How Newly Available Quantitative Data on Policies in 193 Countries Can Shift the Field”
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

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Abstract:

This talk will introduce new quantitative data on over 1000 social, economic, and environmental policies in 193 countries.  It will open a discussion on how the global data revolution could transform how we can examine what works to address social inequalities and their impact on global health.