On #climate#COP28: My fear is that getting international agreements in place is the easiest part of the problem. The hard bit will be the proverbial last-mile. People will have to change their behaviour in ways that are pro-environment. And for that, they will have to be more pro-social. It is here that things get stuck.
Environmental goals are difficult to achieve without social capital. Getting international agreement on climate issues is the easy part; the difficult bit is getting hyperdiverse societies to cooperate at the everyday level.
If you are in Goa (or, if you need a good reason to be in Goa) do come for a discussion of my book, The Nitopadesha, on Saturday 14th October, 10:30am at International Centre Goa.
We are excited to share the early news of our new educational program the Open Policy Alliance. This program is aimed at building and supporting a coalition of underrepresented voices from public benefit and charitable foundations.
The Children's Partnership has released a community outreach toolkit, ALL IN to Keep Kids Covered, designed to help schools, child care providers, and other child and family champions share information about the Medi-Cal renewal process with families.
As Medicaid unwinds... Before the pandemic expanded Medicaid coverage, ~30% of prenatal Medicaid enrollees had lapses in Medicaid coverage by 9-10 months postpartum. State postpartum Medicaid extensions could prevent a return to prepandemic rates of postpartum coverage loss. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37406233/
As Medicaid unwinds... Before the pandemic expanded Medicaid coverage, only more than 30% of prenatal Medicaid enrollees had lapses in Medicaid coverage by 9-10 months postpartum. State postpartum Medicaid extensions could prevent a return to prepandemic rates of postpartum coverage loss. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37406233/
📝 Recent research from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health links the 2021 Child Tax Credit expansion to significant improvements in adult mental health.
Among the lowest-income adults, anxiety symptoms improved by more than 13% and depressive symptoms improved by more than 9%, finds a study by Akansha Batra, Kaitlyn Jackson, and Rita Hamad.
If you are not already reading the Takshashila Dispatch regularly, you should! Sachin Kalbag curates the most awesome readings on Indian public policy. #Recommended
Day 2 of #ECPR2023. #PublicPolicy with a view. Paper presentation on Transformational Governance and Crisis Management. After three active roles, I enjoy the free and open participation on all the great events
@anupam tells us that "Decline in real wages of food delivery workers and around a third of them holding graduate degrees reveal a dire unemployment situation. Instead of blaming platforms for the condition of gig workers, governments must facilitate manufacturing, skilling, basic safety nets and quality education"