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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Thursday, October 31, 2019
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MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH
To Save New Mothers, We Need To Rethink Care Delivery
By Charles Jaynes
Building strong relationships between patients and maternity care providers is an essential component of clinical and system-level approaches to reducing maternal morbidity and mortality. Read More >>
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
The Field Of Health Services Research: Time To Change Its Paradigm
By Sherry Glied and Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
Could it be that some of the processes and methods that have
reinforced the rigor of health services research now stand in the way of it being effective, relevant, and timely? AcademyHealth has launched a project, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to redesign how such research is conducted and disseminated. The authors cochair this effort in which some 120 volunteers are participating. Read More >>
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GRANTWATCH Why We Are Building A Community Of "Emotional Support Humans"
By Nikki Highsmith Vernick (10/24/19)
You may have heard the phrases "emotional support animals" or even "emotional support humans." A foundation has created a different kind of mental health campaign. It urges family members and friends to become emotional support humans who provide comfort and compassion to their loved ones struggling with mental illness, especially depression and anxiety. And no special certification or training is needed to do this. Read More >>The Surprising Roles That Landlords (And Philanthropy) Can Play In Promoting Children's Health
By Daniel Cohn and Cara Matteliano (10/9)
If health advocates want to make serious headway in protecting children from the lifelong effects of lead poisoning, they must get both public- and private-sector buy-in and develop solutions that work for all, including landlords. Leaders in Cleveland, Ohio, and Buffalo, New York, have built strong public–private partnerships to deploy new tools to help landlords make their properties safe. Various foundations—both place-based and national—are funding efforts to prevent lead poisoning. Read More
>>Just Putting Patients At The Center Of Health Care Is Not Enough To Improve Care
By Megan Collado (10/3)
AcademyHealth and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) held a May 2019 conference to discuss what is impeding the health care system from delivering patient-centered care. Attendees discussed four major barriers outlined in a report by Anna Sinaiko and colleagues. And what do patients think is standing in the way of delivering patient-centered care? Two patients express some interesting viewpoints. Read More >> |
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GRANTWATCH
Funders' Efforts To Prevent Violence In The US
By Lee L. Prina
The October 2019 GrantWatch column focuses on foundations'
funding of projects to prevent violence. Read about the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research, the Fund for a Safer Future, the Harvard/Utah Suicide Database, the Hope and Heal Fund, the National Network of Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs, as well as a recent Joyce Foundation survey, Blue Shield of California Foundation’s funding in domestic violence prevention, and more. In Key Personnel Changes, the Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN) bade a fond farewell to Kathy Sessions after 20 years and has named a new executive director. And Liz Fowler is now working in philanthropy. Read More
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PAST EVENT: LOS ANGELES BRIEFING ON VIOLENCE & HEALTH
The Los Angeles forum for the October Health Affairs issue – Violence & Health – explored the effects of exposure to violence, community responses to violence, and policy initiatives. Get caught up with the event: slides (click on Download Event), video, and podcast.
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A CLOSER LOOK—Population Health
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp planned to unveil the state’s Medicaid waiver proposal today. In a September blog post, Harris Allen urged Georgia lawmakers, and policy makers nationwide, to shift their focus to health outcomes. He proposed an initiative—using Georgia as his test case—to leverage county health rankings to drive local officials to improve health.
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