In progress
Any project, supported or not by a committee, that is currently being worked on or is considered active, and will have an end date.
Topics
Tax policy is a structural determinant of population health, shaping the availability of public services and the allocation of resources across communities. The workshop examined how tax policy decisions at various levels influenced opportunities for health, with attention to the design and distributional effects of tax systems. Discussions considered how tax structures affected social spending, economic stability, and the capacity of communities to support health and well-being. Presenters shared a range of research, practice, and policy perspectives that helped participants explore implications for population health across diverse geographies and communities.
Description
Planning committees of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and conduct a series of public workshops featuring invited presentations and discussion to explore policy---as a structural driver of population health---in several domains.
(1) Labor policy at different levels of government;
(2) Tax policy at different levels of government; and
(3) Housing policy at different levels of government.
During the year-long series, workshops will explore each policy domain with attention to such factors as the evidence linking policy approaches to improved population health outcomes, design principles for effectiveness and impact, examples of innovative local or regional approaches, and illustrative case examples that highlight the policy environments and themes that cut across the three policy domains.
Each planning committee will identify specific topics to be addressed, develop the agenda, select and invite speakers and other participants (with attention to showcasing a wide range perspectives), and moderate the discussions. A proceedings-in brief summarizing the presentations and discussions at each workshop in the series will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.
Collaborators
Staff
Stephanie Puwalski
Allie Andrada Silver
Magdaline Anderson
Major units and sub-units
Center for Health, People, and Places
Lead
Health Care and Public Health Program Area
Lead
