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

**Tuesday, October 29, 2019**

TODAY ON THE BLOG

PUBLIC HEALTH

When Talking About Social Determinants, Precision Matters

By Katie Green and Megan Zook

Each stakeholder has an important role to play in what should be a
harmonious collaboration. Precise use of terminology is an important
first step in determining what those roles should be. Read More >>

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IN THE JOURNAL

VIOLENCE

Behavioral Health Care And Firearm Suicide: Do States With Greater
Treatment Capacity Have Lower Suicide Rates?

By Evan V. Goldstein, Laura C. Prater, and Thomas M. Wickizer

While the literature focuses on firearm safety, little is understood
about how the supply of behavioral health treatment services can reduce
firearm suicide. Evan Goldstein and coauthors evaluated whether states
with greater behavioral health treatment capacity have lower firearm
suicide rates, examining variation across the United States and over
time. Read More >>

Linking Public Safety And Public Health Data For Firearm Suicide
Prevention In Utah

By Catherine Barber, John P. Berrigan, Morissa Sobelson Henn, Kim Myers,
Michael Staley, Deborah Azrael, Matthew Miller, and David Hemenway

In Utah, a state with high rates of gun ownership, suicide is the
leading cause of death for residents ages 15-24 and the fourth-leading
cause among those younger than 65. Catherine Barber and coauthors
explore how the Utah legislature's 2016 call to research firearms and
suicide presents "a case study for how policy makers, researchers,
firearm stakeholders, and others can reach across ideological lines to
study their local firearm suicide problem and identify actionable
prevention strategies." Read More >>

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A CLOSER LOOK-Maternal Mortality

****Two-thirds of pregnancy-related deaths occur not during labor and
delivery itself, but in the months preceding and following childbirth.
This Health Affairs blog post discusses the importance of extending
Medicaid coverage for postpartum moms
to
fight maternal mortality.

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