Titre : | Welfare reform and women'shealth : review of the literature ans implications for state policy. (1998) |
Auteurs : | Patricia O'CAMPO ; Lucia ROJAS-SMITH |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Journal of public health policy (vol. 19, n° 4, 1998) |
Pagination : | 420-446 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Réforme ; Etats Unis ; Politique santé ; Femme ; Accès soins ; Pauvreté ; Violence ; Bien être ; Immigration |
Résumé : | This paper summarize studies examining the relationship between welfare participation and physical and mental wellbeing of women and what is known about the effects of poverty on health ; the patterns for employment among welfare participants and the health consequences of law-wage work on women ; domestic violence among welfare recipients. The authors discuss the implications for policy makers in monitoring and minimizing the negative impact of welfare reforms on women's health and well-being. (R. A). |