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Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News
From Health Affairs

 

Today's newsletter highlights an article from Brendan Saloner and
coauthors on the difficulties faced by US jails and prisons in the wake
of COVID-19.

 

COVID-19 In Jails

In the June issue of Health Affairs, Brendan Saloner and colleagues at
Johns Hopkins University offer an analysis of a series of interviews
conducted with thirty-two medical and security leaders from US jails and
prisons
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Saloner and his colleagues summarize the perspectives of these carceral
leaders as they navigated the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among other findings, they find that most facilities had outbreak plans
that were not suited to address a rapidly evolving pandemic like
COVID-19. Many of these plans were designed to address pathogens that
had either "never substantially affected US populations" or were
"endemic in carceral facilities."

Carceral leaders generally "underestimated the speed and scope of the
pandemic," forcing many facilities to improvise while underresourced
and undertrained.

Read the Article
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Elsewhere at Health Affairs

Health Affairs' new Forefront series, Private Sector Solutions for
Health Equity
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features health equity experts as they examine private-sector
initiatives and responsibility to advance health equity. The series
includes articles exploring private-sector efforts to challenge
injustices in health care. Topics covered include cardiovascular health,
mental health, and maternal health.

In the second article in the series, authors Christopher King and Deliya
B. Wesley argue that the public and private sectors can accelerate
progress by increasing access to capital
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through in-kind equity contributions, including loans and revenue
participation agreements, to minority-owned business enterprises.

We are grateful to CVS Health <[link removed]> for
supporting this series.

Also today in Forefront, Jeffrey Levi and colleagues explain that the
CDC is at a crossroads
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Daily Digest

Minority-Owned Business Enterprises: Transforming Health Care And
Advancing Health Equity
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Christopher King and Deliya B. Wesley

CDC At A Crossroads
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Jeffrey Levi et al.

COVID-19 Restrictions In Jails And Prisons: Perspectives From Carceral
Leaders
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Brendan Saloner et al.

 

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