A large body of research examines determinants of infant health outcomes but little examines geographic variation … 1995-2002, we find that sports facility construction projects generate local negative externalities. Infants born during … facility construction periods have lower birth weights than infants born in comparable counties where no new facility opened …

. Originality/value – The need to address the structural and organizational factors that influence the health of project …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of health promotion interventions in Queensland … competitive tender to renew their service contract. The research therefore provided an opportunity to examine the impact of health …

income distribution. In this paper, we examine the effects of minimum wage increases on the health of low-educated Hispanic … typically have less access to health care. Using a difference-in-differences identification strategy and data drawn from the … that low-educated Hispanic women likely affected by minimum wage increases experience any changes in health status, access …