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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Friday, September 20, 2019
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HEALTH AFFAIRS PODCAST
In a WTOP-FM interview, Health Affairs author Colleen Barry discusses gun owners' and non-gun owners' views about a range of security measures.
Listen here.
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IN THE JOURNAL
GLOBAL HEALTH
POLICY In Low- And Middle-Income Countries, Is Delivery In High-Quality Obstetric Facilities Geographically Feasible?
By Anna D. Gage, Fei Carnes, Jeff Blossom, Jalemba Aluvaala,
Archana Amatya, Kishori Mahat, Address Malata, Sanam Roder-DeWan, Nana Twum-Danso, Talhiya Yahya, and Margaret E. Kruk
Anna Gage and coauthors modeled the geographic feasibility of service delivery redesign that shifted deliveries from primary care clinics to hospitals in Haiti, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nepal, and Tanzania. Under the authors’ hospital-only redesign, between 72.9 percent (Tanzania) and 98.3 percent (Haiti) of pregnant women would need to travel two hours or less, an increase in average travel time from seven minutes (Kenya) to forty-six minutes (Tanzania). While the authors acknowledge the challenges of implementing these changes, they note that because primary care facilities are not able to consistently provide lifesaving care, it is time to consider a hospital-only
approach. Read More >>
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS
PAST EVENT: MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEMS
The August 2019 issue of Health Affairs examines the Military Health System (MHS) and the pressures and opportunities that are similar to those in the civilian sector. Get caught up with the Military Health Systems event: slides (click on Download Event), video, and podcast.
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A CLOSER LOOK—Oral Health
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded more than $85
million to 298 health centers to expand their oral health service capacity through new infrastructure enhancements. In the December 2016 Health Affairs theme issue on oral health, James Crall and colleagues describe an initiative designed to improve access to and quality of oral health care for young children at twenty Los Angeles County federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) with co-located medical and dental services.
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