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**The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs**

**Wednesday, April 22, 2020**

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TODAY ON THE BLOG
COVID-19

Prioritizing Public Health Resources For COVID-19 Investigations: How
Administrative Data Can Protect Vulnerable Populations

By Mark Krass, Peter Henderson, and Daniel E. Ho

Our proof-of-concept shows the power of administrative data to augment
the capacities of health departments. Ensuring fairness in allocation
schemes is critically important, as is modernizing our public
infrastructure. As more data become available, more sophisticated
approaches based on machine learning and artificial intelligence can be
deployed to protect the vulnerable. Read More >>

In The Time Of COVID-19, We Should Move High-Intensity Postacute Care
Home

By Rachel M. Werner and Courtney Harold Van Houtven

COVID-19 gives us the opportunity to reimagine what optimal
post-hospital care might look like after the pandemic is over, an
opportunity we shouldn't squander. There is a safe alternative to
nursing home-based post-acute care, one that is favored by many
patients and their families and might even cost us less. We can help
people recover at home. Read More >> 

COVID-19: It's Time For Foundations To Be The Life-Saving Difference

By Elizabeth Ripley

The CEO of a foundation in Alaska discusses its essential roles in
supporting its grantees, and, in turn, the entire community, during the
COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this real "philanthropic emergency," the
foundation recognized that it needed to do some different things. For
example, it has been working with local mayors on unified strategic
communications to fill the COVID-19 information gap experienced by some
residents. Read More >>

PUBLIC HEALTH

Risk And Reason: Australia, England, And The US E-Cigarette Crisis Of
2019

By Ronald Bayer, Amy Fairchild, Virginia Berridge, Wayne Hall, and Coral
Gartner

Certainty about the cause of the acute lung injury outbreak did little
to influence the policy debate in the UK and Australia. Read More >>

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IN THE JOURNAL

INTEGRATING SOCIAL SERVICES & HEALTH

Financing The Infrastructure Of Accountable Communities For Health Is
Key To Long-Term Sustainability

By Dora L. Hughes and Cindy Mann

Accountable Communities for Health (ACHs) are collaborative partnerships
spanning health, public health, and social services that seek to improve
the health of individuals and communities by addressing social
determinants of health such as housing, food security, employment, and
transportation. Dora L. Hughes and Cindy Mann conducted a legal and
policy review to identify potential funding streams specifically for ACH
infrastructure activities. Read More >>

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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Homeless Veterans

Veterans who are homeless or unstably housed are at increased risk for
opioid-related morbidity and mortality. However, there is a limited
understanding of the scope of the opioid epidemic and gaps in care for
these populations. In a Health Affairs article from 2019, the authors
conducted a retrospective observational study to examine opioid use
disorder in a national sample of veterans who accessed specialized
homeless programs
in
the Veterans Health Administration.

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