Governor's Party, Policies, and COVID-19 Outcomes: Further Evidence of an Effect.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study connects the aggregate strength of public health policies taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. states to the governors' party affiliations and to state-level outcomes. Understanding the relationship between politics and public health measures can better prepare American communities for what to expect from their governments in a future crisis and encourage advocacy for delegating public health decisions to medical professionals.

Methods

The public health Protective Policy Index captures the strength of policy response to COVID-19 at the state level. The authors estimated a Bayesian model that links the rate of disease spread to Protective Policy Index. The model also accounted for the possible state-specific undercounting of cases and

SUBMITTER: Shvetsova O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8502787 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature