Economic factors are an important driver of health. A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and conduct a public workshop to explore research, practices, and policies (being considered or already implemented at the federal, state, and local level) relevant to the health and economic stability of families and of workers (e.g., in the care economy). Examples may include municipal experiments with guaranteed income, a state law calling for a study of reparations for descendants of enslaved people, and the expansion of the federal child tax credit.
The planning committee will identify specific topics to be addressed, develop the agenda, select and invite speakers, and moderate the discussion. A proceedings summarizing the presentations and discussion at the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.