Neuroscience & Public Policy Seminar by Josh Cruz
Title: Poverty, Pregnancy, and Public Assistance Programs: A Neuroscience & Public Policy Perspective
Event Details
Date
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Time
3-4 p.m.
Location
Biotechnology Auditorium Room 1111 (425 Henry Mall), Genetics-Biotechnology Center Building
Description
Speaker: Josh Cruz, Neuroscience & Public Policy Graduate Student
I will briefly review the history of income inequality and intergenerational poverty in the United States; biological prenatal risk factors associated with poverty; current status of public assistance programs that support prenatal health; and describe alternative insights into developing improved policies that support the development of programs aimed at reducing the biological impacts of poverty during the prenatal period.
I will briefly review the history of income inequality and intergenerational poverty in the United States; biological prenatal risk factors associated with poverty; current status of public assistance programs that support prenatal health; and describe alternative insights into developing improved policies that support the development of programs aimed at reducing the biological impacts of poverty during the prenatal period.
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Cost
Free