The cross-sectional association between state-level public health funding per capita and physical health among adults in the United States
Greater state-level public health funding per capita appears to have a protective association against reporting ≥ 14 days of poor physical health in individuals with lower household incomes and may be helpful in reducing health inequities. Future research is needed to determine whether this association is causal.
Authors
- Daniel M. Cook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6967-018X)
- Kia L. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1338-3018)
- Stephen Hunter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8416-8182)
- Roman Pabayo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4018-4898)
- Brendan T. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2785-1246)
- Sze Yan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7148-356X)
Institutions
- University of Nevada, Reno (US)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Montclair State University (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Women and Children’s Health Research Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320920
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Women and Children's Health Research Institute
- Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation
- Canada Excellence Research Chairs, Government of Canada