Health Care

Experts

News

• 
  Policies Affecting Families: What we know, and what to expect in the second Trump termMarch 13, 2025
  In a new symposium, CCF brings together leading experts to discuss how immigration, abortion, student debt, and LGBTQIA+ related policies affect families.
• 
  Increases in Community Income Improve Birth OutcomesMarch 5, 2025
  In a new brief report, Dr. Molly Martin explores how economic development and other policies that increase community income can reduce incidence of low birth weight
• 
  Health Care Is a Family Stressor—So There’s Good NewsOctober 29, 2015
  September 16, 2015; The U.S. Census Bureau’s report on income, poverty and health insurance coverage, released today, reflects the continued uncertainty for U.S. families that has persisted since the Great Recession. Year-to-year changes in most… Read more: Health Care Is a Family Stressor—So There’s Good News
• 
  The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Civil Rights Landmark for People with Disabilities, Including Down SyndromeJuly 26, 2011
  The Americans with Disabilities Act, passed July 26, 1990, is one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in American history. What the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did for people of color, the Americans with Disabilities Act did for people with disabilities — a population of between 36 and 54 million Americans, representing 12 to 19 percent of the U.S. population.
• 
  It’s April 15: Do You Know Where Your Income Tax Dollars Are Going?April 15, 2008
  Download Full Report as a PDF Download Full Report as a Word Document Americans tend to think we are better off than families in most other industrial countries because we pay lower income taxes. But… Read more: It’s April 15: Do You Know Where Your Income Tax Dollars Are Going?
• 
  Reversing Course: The Impact of “Faith-Based” Sexual Health and Family Planning Policies at Home and AbroadJanuary 17, 2006
  By AnneMarie Murdock Research Intern Council on Contemporary Families Download Full Report as a PDF Download Full Report as a Word Document Recent trends in U.S. sexual education and reproductive health policies threaten to jeopardize… Read more: Reversing Course: The Impact of “Faith-Based” Sexual Health and Family Planning Policies at Home and Abroad