Cost-Benefit Analysis of Increasing Breastfeeding Rate in New Mexico

BBER conducted an in-depth analysis of childhood asthma and obesity using the National Survey of Children Health (NSCH), as well as cohort data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (LSLy79) conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. To estimate the cost of these illnesses, BBER used 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys (MEPS) data. (Authors: Doleswar Bhandari, Ph.D., Naresh Nepal, Ph.D.