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Baquero, Barbara; Gonzalez, Carmen; Ramirez, Magaly; Chavez Santos, Erica; Ornelas, India J. – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed, and intensified, health inequities faced by Latinx in the United States. Washington was one of the first U.S. states to report cases of COVID-19. Public health surveillance shows that 31% of Washington cases are Latinx, despite being only 13% of the state population. Unjust policies related to immigration, labor,…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Hispanic Americans, At Risk Persons
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Lee, Stephanie; Aos, Steve – Research on Social Work Practice, 2011
Since 1983, the Washington State Institute for Public Policy has conducted applied research as a nonpartisan agency of the state legislature. Over the years, discussions in the state have turned toward emphasizing "evidence-based" programs and policies in decision making, and research requests of the legislature have evolved to reflect…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Public Policy, State Government, Intervention