A county-level analysis of unemployment and mental health in the Southeastern U.S.: applying a social determinants of health framework

Wang, Kun; Smith, Brenda D.

doi:10.1080/15332985.2022.2038761

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“…An interesting theme (mentioned by five students) emerged from the interview: the "double reduction" policy, which dates back to the year 2018 when China's Ministry of Education and other departments jointly released the "Notice on Effectively Reducing the Extracurricular Burden of Primary and Secondary School Students and Implementing Special Governance of Off-school Training Institutions" 2 and the "Measures to Reduce the Burden on Primary and Secondary School Students" 3 . And in July 2021, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and General Office of the State Council issued the "Suggestions on Easing the Burden of Excessive Homework and Off-campus Tutoring for Students Undergoing Compulsory Education" 4 , which prevented local authorities from approving the establishment of any new tutoring institutions for academic course training.…”

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Employment Anxiety among Graduating English Majors in China’s Private Universities: A Neglected Landscape during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2023

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This study was situated in the COVID-19 pandemic occurring sporadically in China's mainland where prevention and control measures were strictly implemented due to health concerns. The ongoing pandemic has engendered tremendous and negative impacts on people's work and life. In particular, it has given a heavy blow to the national economy, reducing college students' job opportunities. Against such a backdrop, we adopted a mixed research approach to probe into the employment anxiety among graduating English majors from private universities. Specifically, 375 students participated in the pilot study for testing the validity and reliability of the Employment Anxiety Scale for Graduating Students (EASGS). Then, 987 students took part in the main study and filled in the adapted version of EASGS. Ten students participated in the semi-structured interview. Results showed that these graduating students experienced a high level of employment anxiety induced by insufficient employment support, the pandemic situation, lack of competitiveness and confidence in job hunting, the policy for compulsory education, dissatisfaction with their major, and challenges in role shifting. Moreover, female graduates generally suffered from a significantly higher level of employment anxiety (mainly caused by COVID-19 and fierce competition) than male graduates, but no significant difference in the overall anxiety level was found between students from rural and urban areas. This article ends up with a call for familial, institutional, and governmental attention to the psychological well-being of college graduates to guarantee the sustainable development of individual college students, higher education, and the society at large.

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Employment Anxiety among Graduating English Majors in China’s Private Universities: A Neglected Landscape during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2023

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“…County-level analysis is valuable for many reasons. For example, decisions about mental health services are usually made and administered at the county level 19. The County Health Rankings (CHR) model describes a holistic view of the population health and relative contribution of various factors to public health at the community level 20.…”

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“…For example, decisions about mental health services are usually made and administered at the county level. 19 The County Health Rankings (CHR) model describes a holistic view of the population health and relative contribution of various factors to public health at the community level. 20 Many federal and state policies are implemented at the county level and, by targeting specific policies that could potentially improve community health, there is an opportunity to influence how long and how well people can live.…”

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Examining the Connection Between Health Outcomes, State Political Ideology, and Food Access in the United States

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Heboyan

2023

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

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Objectives: To estimate the impact of county-level income, access to food, availability of health resources, socioeconomic factors, and state political ideology on population obesity and mental health in US counties. Design: We compiled a county-level data set from the US Census, County Health Rankings, USDA Food Environment Atlas, the American Community Survey, and the State Ideology Database. We specify 2 multivariable regression models for county-level obesity rate and per capita poor mental health days and control for rurality, food access, income, availability of health care resources, state political ideology, and socioeconomic characteristics. Results: We find that higher food access reduces obesity in counties; an increase in per capita full-service restaurants by 1 unit is associated with reduction in obesity rate by 1.24 points and an increase in per capita grocery stores reduces poor mental health days by 0.14. We also find that counties in liberal-leaning states tend to have lower obesity rates. Access to primary care providers (increase in primary care physicians by 1 is associated with decline in obesity rate by 1.18 points and poor mental health days by 0.11 days), and recreational facilities (increase in recreational facilities per 1000 by 1 is associated with reduction in obesity rate by 3.16 points and poor mental health days by 0.47 days) reduces obesity rates and poor mental health days. Median income is associated with decrease in obesity rate and poor mental health days. Increase in median household income by 1% is associated with reduction in obesity rate 4.75% and reduction in poor mental health days by 1.39 days. Conclusions: We find that access to food and health care at county level and state ideology through policy making affects health outcomes. Our analysis indicates that counties can improve access to food and health care by investing in these services thereby improving county-level health outcomes and save dollars in the process.

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A county-level analysis of unemployment and mental health in the Southeastern U.S.: applying a social determinants of health framework

Cited by 2 publications

References 43 publications

Employment Anxiety among Graduating English Majors in China’s Private Universities: A Neglected Landscape during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Employment Anxiety among Graduating English Majors in China’s Private Universities: A Neglected Landscape during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Examining the Connection Between Health Outcomes, State Political Ideology, and Food Access in the United States

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