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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
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CULTURE OF HEALTH: HOUSING AND HEALTH
Registration Now Open!
November 7, 9:00 am – 11:00 am Eastern
W Hotel Washington – 515 15th Street NW, Washington DC
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Since 2015, Health Affairs has published important work related to a “Culture of Health.” The November 7 briefing will highlight the relationship between housing and health by featuring panels of contributing authors and practitioners who are meeting the challenges. Join this robust discussion on how community and place play an important role in promoting health and preventing disease. View Speakers
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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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