poverty
Cornell researchers find a strong community protects adolescents from risky health behavior
ITHACA, N.Y. — Growing up poor increases a person’s likelihood of health problems as an adult, but a new study led by a Cornell University environmental psychologist shows that being raised in a tight-knit community can help offset this disadvanta…
Economists reveal factors that help poor people lift themselves out of poverty
What factors contribute to poor people in developing countries lifting themselves out of poverty?
A paper by economists Anan Pawasutipaisit of Thammasat University and Robert M. Townsend of MIT provides important insights into what kinds of househ…
Poverty grows in suburbs, but social services don’t keep up
Poverty has grown in America’s suburbs during the recent economic downturn, but poor people in many suburban communities are finding it hard to get the help they need, a report by University of Chicago researchers shows.
“Many suburbs have se…
Report shows federal poverty guidelines leave state’s seniors destitute
Data and research on what it really takes for seniors to make ends meet in each of California’s 58 counties will be released today at the state Capitol in Sacramento.
The release is the latest update of the Elder Economic Security Standard Inde…
Low-income neighborhoods experience far more injuries than high-income areas
CHICAGO (September 7, 2010) — Penetrating injury rates were more than 20 times higher for persons living in the lowest income neighborhoods compared with those living in the highest income neighborhoods, according to a new study published in the A…