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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
GLOBAL HEALTH
The Ebola Outbreak: The Need For US Action
By Ashish K. Jha
It will take American leadership, working with our allies in Europe and Africa, to bring this disease to a close. One year and 2,000 deaths later, the time for more robust action is well overdue. Read More >>
PUBLIC HEALTH
A Winning Goal: Pay Equity In Public Health
By Chrissie Juliano
As a society, and in governmental public health, we need to work to level the entire playing field to create and achieve more equitable outcomes. Read More >>
HEALTH EQUITY
From Emergencies To Equity: The Growing Role Of Hospitals In Community Health
By Jason Lacsamana, Sandra Viera, Katie Miller, and Sonja Lockhart
The St. Joseph Health Community Partnership Fund has been working with Prevention Institute in seven California communities. The two organizations aim to support hospitals and their community partners in pursuing upstream causes of, and solutions to, community-level health problems. It is critically important to address the root causes of health problems and eliminate health inequities, because clinical strategies alone won't lead to healthier outcomes. Read More >>
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS
VIOLENCE AND HEALTH
October 10, 2019
9:00 am – 1:00 pm Eastern
W Hotel Washington – 515 15th Street NW, Washington, DC
Registration Now Open
Pre-order the Violence and Health issue
Violence permeates our society with consequences for victims, perpetrators, and communities. It
reaches people of all ages and all walks of life. Even as media attention tends to focus on incidents of mass violence, it is the daily burden of violence in its many forms that takes the greater toll.
The October 2019 issue of Health Affairs takes a comprehensive look at the issues at the intersection of violence and health:
- Violence and Health
- Community Violence
- Violence, Mental Health & Suicide
- Firearms
View Speakers
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HOT ARTICLES IN SEPTEMBER
Students Shouldn’t Merely ‘Survive’ Medical
School
By Eli M. Cahan
US Physicians’ Reactions To ACA Implementation, 2012–17
By Lindsay Riordan, Rahma Warsame, Sarah Jenkins, Kandace Lackore, Joel E. Pacyna, Ryan M. Antiel, Timothy Beebe, Mark Liebow, Bjorg Thorsteinsdottir, Matthew Wynia, Susan Dorr Goold, Matthew DeCamp, Marion Danis, and
Jon Tilburt
Cooling The Hot Spots Where Child Hospitalization Rates Are High: A Neighborhood Approach To Population Health
By Andrew F. Beck, Kristy L. Anderson, Kate Rich, Stuart C. Taylor, Srikant B. Iyer, Uma R. Kotagal, and Robert S. Kahn
Marketwide Price Transparency Suggests Significant Opportunities For Value-Based Purchasing
By Anna D. Sinaiko, Pragya Kakani, and Meredith B. Rosenthal
Can Medicaid Expansion Prevent Housing Evictions?
By Heidi L. Allen, Erica Eliason, Naomi Zewde, and Tal Gross
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A CLOSER LOOK—Cybersecurity
The Food and Drug Administration recently informed patients, providers, and manufacturers about "potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities of connected medical devices and health care networks that use certain communication software." This journal article from 2014 stresses that for telehealth to succeed, privacy and security risks must be identified and addressed.
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