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

**Friday, October 9, 2020**

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

PUBLIC HEALTH

Misunderstood: How Public Health's Inability To Communicate Keeps
Communities Unhealthy

By Brian C. Castrucci, Ruth J. Katz, and Nat Kendall-Taylor

FrameWorks Institute research finds that other sectors have a largely
negative or at best a narrow perception of public health professionals.
How can public health help leaders outside the field to appreciate the
strategic and collaborative facets of public health? Public health
professionals need to improve their communication skills-poor
communication has been a longstanding problem-and strengthen
cross-sector partnerships. In a pandemic such relationships are
critically important. Read More >>

SYSTEMS OF CARE

Distributing Provider Financial Aid To Create A More Efficient,
Equitable System

By Erica Socker, Alexandra Spratt, and Mark E. Miller

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the US health care system was already
too expensive, too complex, and unfair to patients. While Congress
provided funding to hospitals and other providers to help them weather
this crisis, the billions of dollars poured into the system so far have
largely served only to shore up a broken and unfair system. We are
missing an opportunity to help shape the future health care system to be
more efficient and equitable. Read More >>

COVID-19

Recognizing Frailties In How We Measure Health and Health Care-And
Charting A Pandemic-Resistant Path Forward

By Mohammed K. Ali and Carol M. Mangione

The pandemic has accentuated disparities and fragmentation and laid bare
the inadequacies of health and health care measurement in the United
States. This realization should catalyze investments in equity,
interoperability, and patient-centered metrics and ecosystems that are
pandemic resistant and support integrated delivery, measurement, and
quality that aligns with the quadruple aim. Read More >>

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IN THE JOURNAL

CHILDREN'S HEALTH

Child Health As A National Security Issue: Obesity And Behavioral Health
Conditions Among Military Children

By Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos, Amanda Banaag, Cathaleen King Madsen, and
Terry Adirim

To build and maintain an effective US military force, at least 150,000
medically fit new personnel must be recruited annually. Because military
dependents are more likely to serve than the broader population of US
children, keeping them physically and mentally fit is important for
meeting military recruiting goals. To evaluate the health of this group
of young Americans, Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos and coauthors evaluated the
Department of Defense's Military Health System administrative data for
almost half a million military dependents ages 13-18 for fiscal years
2017 and 2018. Read More >>

Read the October 2020 Table of Contents
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**A CLOSER LOOK**-Medical Student Depression

**** It is currently Mental Health Awareness month. As the nation
undergoes new mental stress from the pandemic, it is easy to forget
pre-existing mental health issues in the country. Reread Kunmi
Sobowale's 2016 blog post on the epidemic of medical student
depression
.

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