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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
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AHEAD OF PRINT
Declines In Pediatric Mortality Fall Short For Rural US Children
By Janice Probst, Whitney Zahnd, and Charity Breneman
While pediatric death rates have declined nationally, disparities remain for some groups of children. Janice Probst and coauthors analyzed mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, finding that rural youth ages 0–19 were more likely than urban youth to die during childhood throughout the period from 1999 through 2017. In addition, while the death rate for rural children dropped 19 percent between 1999 and 2017, from 77.6 per 100,000 children to 62.9 per 100,000, the decline
among urban children was significantly greater—a decrease of 24 percent, from 66.4 per 100,000 to 50.2 per 100,000. Among rural children, non-Hispanic black infants and American Indian/Alaska Native children were particularly at risk. Read More >>
This study will also appear in the journal’s December issue, Rural Health.
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS–Rural Health
Wednesday, December 4, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Eastern
National Press Club – 529 14th Street NW, Washington DC (Metro Center)
Registration Open
The December 2019 issue of Health Affairs explores various dimensions of health and health care in rural America. Authors examine the health needs of people living in rural
areas, investigate inequities in the availability, accessibility, and financing of care, and identify policies, financing mechanisms, and practices that can improve the health and well-being of rural Americans. View Speaker List
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PALLIATIVE CARE
States Take Up Palliative Care: NASHP’s Work With The John A.
Hartford Foundation
By Trish Riley and Kitty Purington
States can play a critical role in educating the public and providers about the value of palliative care services and their place in a comprehensive system of care for people with serious illness and/or chronic conditions. Following a recent National Academy for State Health Policy meeting, the authors discuss ways to promote access to and quality of palliative services and how to address common roadblocks to implementing them in the states.
Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—Student Suicide
A survey conducted at more than 100 colleges found that one in five students said that they had thought of suicide, while about one in 10 had actually attempted it. Each of those statistics is more than double the national average for adults. This Narrative Matters piece on mental illness in medical school discusses what can be done to address
mental illness among medical students.
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