The link between health and economic security for working-age women.

ood health often depends on having a good job and economic security. At the same time, staying healthy is often critical to keeping a job. For women, the tie between health and economic security is intensified by their responsibilities for caring for sick children or family members. In fact, The Commonwealth Fund 1998 Survey of Women’s Health finds that half of all lowincome, nonworking women are disabled or caring for a sick or disabled child or family member.