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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS– CULTURE OF HEALTH: HOUSING AND HEALTH
Tomorrow! 9:00 am – 11:00 am Eastern
W Hotel Washington – 515 15th Street NW, Washington DC
Register Today
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 of how community and place play an important role in promoting health and preventing disease. Learn More and View Speakers
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DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
The Effect Of The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program On Mortality
By Colleen M. Heflin, Samuel J. Ingram, and James P.
Ziliak
SNAP benefits are known to reduce food insecurity, but does that translate into better health? Colleen Heflin and coauthors find that SNAP participation reduces all-cause mortality by 1–2 percentage points. It also reduces the likelihood of death from alcoholic liver disease, poisoning, or suicide among people ages 40–64. Read More >>
Evaluating A USDA Program That Gives SNAP Participants Financial Incentives To Buy Fresh Produce In Supermarkets
By Pasquale E. Rummo, Danton Noriega, Alex Parret, Matthew Harding, Oran Hesterman, and Brian E.
Elbel
Doubling the value of SNAP benefits when used at farmers markets increases the purchase of fresh fruit and vegetables by low-income people. Pasquale Rummo and coauthors examine the effects of a similar program in grocery stores, where most food is purchased. Using data from thirty-two supermarkets in Michigan, the authors find that SNAP participants’ spending on fruit and vegetables in participating supermarkets was 7.4 percent and 2.2 percent higher than in control supermarkets in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—Alzheimer’s
Disease
China recently approved a drug for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease—the first new medicine with the potential to treat the cognitive disorder in seventeen years. A Health Affairs Blog post discussed primary care innovations that improve Alzheimer’s and dementia care for patients, family caregivers, and providers.
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