COVID-19 Medical Vulnerability Indicators: A Predictive, Local Data Model for Equity in Public Health Decision Making (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
Published Date: May 01, 2014

​Raising the state's current minimum wage to $13 by 2017 would significantly benefit health and well-being. The proposed law could increase family income for about 7.5 million lower-income Californians. Residents would experience fewer chronic diseases and disabilities; less hunger, smoking and obesity; and lower rates of depression and bipolar illness. In the long run, raising the minimum wage would prevent the premature deaths of hundreds of lower-income Californians each year.

This publication uses data from 2005-2012 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).



Publication Authors:
  • ​Rajiv Bhatia, MD
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