TODAY ON THE BLOG

DISPARITIES

Race And Ethnicity Must Be Included In Employee Health Data Analyses
By Bruce W. Sherman, Irene Dankwa-Mullan, Hema Karunakaram, Leah Kamin, Tiffani J. Bright, and Kyu Rhee

Organizations should use employee race and ethnicity data to evaluate their health benefit offerings. A commitment to racial equity and social justice in the workplace includes using race and ethnicity data to identify disparities, understand employee needs, and promote interventions that can close health gaps along racial and ethnic lines. Read More >>

FOLLOWING THE ACA

HealthCare.gov Enrollment Rises; More Enrollment Data
By Katie Keith

On December 18 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its final open enrollment snapshot for the 2021 open enrollment period. Two fewer states, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, used HealthCare.gov for 2021. When enrollment in those states is accounted for, enrollment through HealthCare.gov increased by about 6.6 percent from 2020—the first time we have seen an increase in enrollment under the Trump administration. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

CLIMATE & HEALTH

Community-Driven Approaches To Climate Change

There is an urgent need to build climate-resilient communities and health systems, but these solutions must be tailored to the specific values and needs of individual communities. Paul J. Schramm and coauthors discuss how Indigenous communities are adapting to climate change; and Christopher J. Boyer and coauthors offer considerations for implementing climate and health strategies in Pacific Island countries. Catch up on A Health Podyssey for more on making climate and health policy work for tribal communities.

A CLOSER LOOK—Health, Climate, And Technology

As climate change intensifies disasters like wildfires, hurricanes, and flooding, it is vital to focus preparedness strategies on protecting the most vulnerable. In the case of climatic events, the elderly are most likely to suffer from severe health issues or death as a result of a disaster. In a blog post from November 2017, Karen DeSalvo and Christine Petrin discuss how technology can be leveraged in disaster response to build stronger infrastructure and support networks to help vulnerable seniors.

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