1. Venezuelan Economic and Social Performance Under Hugo Chávez, in Graphs
(Matching tags: poverty, venezuela, health, inequality, education, social services, Chavez, economic growth)

On Tuesday, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez passed away after 14 years in office. Below is a series of graphs that illustrate the economic and social changes that have taken place in Venezuela during ...

2. Pressure Builds on UN to Take Responsibility as Cholera Still Far From “Under Control”
(Matching tags: doctors without borders, minustah, sanitation, cholera, health, accountability)

... of cases and deaths has dropped this year, the epidemic still sickened over 110,000 and killed 900, making cholera more prevalent in Haiti than anywhere else in the world. Nevertheless, the Haitian Health ...

3. Red Cross Progress Report Raises Some Questions
(Matching tags: shelter, sanitation, red cross, idps, health, housing)

...  At this point, virtually all of the money donated to the American Red Cross has been spent, committed or allocated for planned housing and neighborhood recovery, health, clean water and sanitation and ...

4. Labor Market Policy Research Reports, December 1 – 7, 2012
(Matching tags: health, jobs, labor market, low-wage jobs)

Here’s a roundup of labor market research reports released over the past week: Employment Policy Institute Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Coverage Continues to Decline in a New Decade Elise ...

5. Labor Market Policy Research Reports, September 8 – 14, 2012
(Matching tags: health, unemployment, wages, gender, middle class, uninsured)

Here’s a roundup of labor market research reports released in the past week: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Number of Uninsured Fell in 2011, Largely Due to Health Reform and Public Programs ...

6. Where Have all the Good Jobs Gone? Infographic Edition
(Matching tags: health, jobs, retirement, labor market, education, employment, good jobs)

... Jones show that the share of good jobs (defined by an earnings threshold of $18.50/hr and the job-based provision of health coverage and a retirement plan) has fallen—even as the age and educational attainment ...

7. Not Doing Enough: Unnecessary Sickness and Death from Cholera in Haiti
(Matching tags: aid distribution, usaid, sanitation, ngos, cholera, health)

A new paper from the Center for Economic and Policy Research argues that cholera treatment and prevention efforts in Haiti have fallen woefully behind, leading to thousands of preventable deaths, even ...