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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Connecting The Dots: Improving Child Care Workers’ Conditions Leads To Better Health, Economic Stability, And Greater Equity
By Debbie I. Chang
Child care workers are a linchpin for broader health and economic security, especially during the pandemic, says the leader of a California foundation. Improving these workers' wages, job quality, and work conditions leads to better health for children and economic stability for the workers and the families they serve. We must invest in child care and child care workers at a level commensurate with the value of improved health outcomes for millions of families and the value of our economic stability and recovery. Read More >>
COVID-19
Applying Value Assessment To The Health Care Sector For COVID-19
By William V.
Padula
Investing in rapid diagnostics for COVID-19 testing, managing critical care volume surges, or finding potential cures or vaccines are obvious steps, but to what extent are these investments cost-effective? I explore the role of value assessment in identifying ways to address the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future crises. Read More >>
Opportunities To Improve Value In Health Following The COVID-19 Pandemic
By Kevin N. Griffith and Melinda B. Buntin
What could possibly make the COVID-19 tragedy even worse? Failing to take advantage of a learning opportunity. The pandemic presents a natural experiment, where researchers could observe the consequences of stalled routine/elective care for patients’ short- and long-term health outcomes. Read More >>
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IN THE JOURNAL
CHILDREN'S HEALTH
Children’s Oral Health: Progress, Policy Development, And Priorities For Continued Improvement
By James J. Crall and Marko Vujicic
James
Crall and Marko Vujicic examine children’s oral health. They report declines during the past thirty years in dental carries—the most common pediatric oral disease—with particular improvement among poor and near-poor children and Mexican American children. Yet major gaps in coverage and care remain, leading the authors to recommend a range of payment, delivery system redesign, and education reforms. Read More >>
Changing The Face Of Health Care Delivery: The Importance Of Youth Participation
By Linda S. Sprague Martinez, Catalina Tang Yan, Astraea Augsberger, Uchenna J. Ndulue, Emanuel Ayinde Libsch, Ja’Karri S. Pierre, Elmer Freeman, and Katherine Gergen Barnett
Linda Sprague Martinez and coauthors partnered with twelve Black and Latinx youth researchers, ages 13–18, to conduct a youth needs assessment in six Boston neighborhoods. Although two-thirds of survey respondents agree that mental health is important for young people’s well-being, only 29 percent think it is easy to get help.
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A CLOSER LOOK—Health, Income, and
Poverty
There is strong evidence linking income and health, which suggests that policies promoting economic equity may have broader health effects. How can we address these issues and create a better culture of health? Read current NYC Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi’s 2017 policy brief.
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