Vandana Ramanathan

Vandana Ramanathan

Minnesota, United States

vandy15323@gmail.com

Vandana Ramanathan is a Fellow at SPRING.

Eden Prairie High School

A student at Eden Prairie High School in Minnesota, Vandana is a youth activist, researcher, and author dedicated to make reforms in state/national policy through expanding youth civic engagement. She is interested in the connection between health (mental and physical), and politics, and researches the correlation between the two. Aside from SPRING, Vandana is the co-founder of a national, youth led nonprofit named the Youth Equity Project, that dedicates itself to mental health reform within minority groups and educational institutions. She is also the CEO of an initiative that empowers youth to be more civically engaged. She is an aspiring author, writing a book about mental health through a historical lens. She is an avid member and leader in school extracurriculars such as Speech, Debate and DECA, and enjoys running, hiking, and hanging out with friends!

Publications

An Economic Analysis of the United States Health Policies During COVID-19

As the world has slowly begun to resurface following the aftermath of COVID-19, health policies during the pandemic have also begun to draw attention regarding their effectiveness. Public health policies and pandemic prevention are topics of the utmost importance to the SPRING Group. This brief first provides the economic context from which COVID-19 rose, then provides a cost-benefit analysis of six national-level policies and 7 state-level policies and their economic implications.

By Vandana Ramanathan

November 7, 2025

All People