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Association of pandemic-era US county-level policies with adult health and health behaviors

Year: 2026

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: •We examined associations of US county-level pandemic-era policies with health.•More comprehensive containment policies were linked with better physical health.•More comprehensive containment policies were linked with less alcohol use.•Findings were similar for total policy comprehensiveness scores.•These relationships varied by sex, education, race/ethnicity, and county urbanicity.

Source: SSM - Population Health

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2026.101950

Authors: Emily C. Dore, Emily Wright, Kaitlyn E. Jackson, Guangyi Wang, Matthew M. Lee, Mark J. Pletcher, Thomas W. Carton, Rita Hamad

Institutions: Harvard University, University of California, San Francisco, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, Louisiana Public Health Institute, University of California, Berkeley

Language: English

Topic: COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Subfield: Modeling and Simulation

Field: Mathematics

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,930

Funders: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Awards: G2765358962, G6453735869, G6981714498, CVD Epidemiology Training Program in Behavior, the Environment and Global Health

OpenAlex ID: W7168044612

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