Health Equity (1103) Subcategories: Child and Adolescent Health LGBTQ+ Health Incarceration Aging Populations Nutrition Housing Violence Disability Policy Top In Health Equity view On Apostasy On Apostasy Guest Author Sandro Galea Editor Michael Stein view Food as Medicine: Getting Back to What Nourishes Us Food as Medicine: Getting Back to What Nourishes Us Editor Monica L. Wang view Home on Shaky Ground: The Mental Toll of Housing Insecurity Home on Shaky Ground: The Mental Toll of Housing Insecurity Fellow Aidan Stotz view How Aid Cuts Threaten Global Health Gains How Aid Cuts Threaten Global Health Gains Fellow Rowena Lindsay view Can Science Lead to Real-World Change More Efficiently? Can Science Lead to Real-World Change More Efficiently? Guest Author Sandro Galea Editor Michael Stein Subcategories: Child and Adolescent Health LGBTQ+ Health Incarceration Aging Populations Nutrition Housing Violence Disability Policy view article - Trump Voters for Single Payer 07.19.2017 view article - Trump Voters for Single Payer Health Equity Policy Trump Voters for Single Payer In the quest to repeal Obamacare, Republican leaders have four options. Could Donald Trump be the single payer president? Editor David K. Jones view article - BCRA Undercuts Opioid Treatment 07.18.2017 view article - BCRA Undercuts Opioid Treatment Health Equity Policy BCRA Undercuts Opioid Treatment The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) creates a $45 billion fund for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. However, this amount is unlikely to overcome Medicaid spending restrictions proposed in the bill. Fellow Qing Wai Wong view article - Emergency Unpreparedness 07.07.2017 view article - Emergency Unpreparedness Health Equity Emergency Unpreparedness The United States tends to fund and focus on emergencies after they happen and once they have already become disastrous. State and local emergency preparedness funds and hospital preparedness funds have dwindled by one-third and one-half, respectively, since 2004. Fellow Madeline Bishop view article - Calculating the Cost of Firearm Injuries 07.05.2017 view article - Calculating the Cost of Firearm Injuries Health Equity Violence Calculating the Cost of Firearm Injuries Partisan disagreements on the interpretation of the Second Amendment often hinder policy action aimed at improving public safety in this area. One aspect of firearm violence that is independent of this debate is the high healthcare cost surrounding these injuries. Guest Author Sarabeth Spitzer view article - Urban Blight 06.28.2017 view article - Urban Blight Health Equity Housing Urban Blight A recent Urban Institute report shows that urban blight, defined as substandard housing, abandoned buildings, and vacant lots, is major stressor. Repairing neighborhoods can improve individual and community health and well-being, and even reduce gun violence. Fellow Qing Wai Wong view article - Cause of Death: Poverty 06.27.2017 view article - Cause of Death: Poverty Health Equity Policy Cause of Death: Poverty Viz Hub's interactive map of life expectancy in each US county dramatically illustrates that health is largely shaped by where you live and the conditions of your life. Fellow Gilbert Benavidez view article - Malnutrition Is About More Than Food Security 06.26.2017 view article - Malnutrition Is About More Than Food Security Health Equity Nutrition Malnutrition Is About More Than Food Security The solution to malnutrition may require focus on root causes rather than on increased food production. Gardens for Health International identifies a number of complex, interrelated factors that impact a family’s food security. Guest Author Bailey Adams view article - ACO Performance and Quality 06.22.2017 view article - ACO Performance and Quality Health Equity ACO Performance and Quality With ACOs now affecting care in nearly every county of the country they are becoming ubiquitous, and with that ubiquity comes great potential to lead the healthcare industry in the transition to value-based care. Guest Authors Alex Hartzman, Sarmistha Pal, Allison Brennan, Teresa Litton Category Posts
view article - Trump Voters for Single Payer 07.19.2017 view article - Trump Voters for Single Payer Health Equity Policy Trump Voters for Single Payer In the quest to repeal Obamacare, Republican leaders have four options. Could Donald Trump be the single payer president? Editor David K. Jones
view article - BCRA Undercuts Opioid Treatment 07.18.2017 view article - BCRA Undercuts Opioid Treatment Health Equity Policy BCRA Undercuts Opioid Treatment The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) creates a $45 billion fund for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. However, this amount is unlikely to overcome Medicaid spending restrictions proposed in the bill. Fellow Qing Wai Wong
view article - Emergency Unpreparedness 07.07.2017 view article - Emergency Unpreparedness Health Equity Emergency Unpreparedness The United States tends to fund and focus on emergencies after they happen and once they have already become disastrous. State and local emergency preparedness funds and hospital preparedness funds have dwindled by one-third and one-half, respectively, since 2004. Fellow Madeline Bishop
view article - Calculating the Cost of Firearm Injuries 07.05.2017 view article - Calculating the Cost of Firearm Injuries Health Equity Violence Calculating the Cost of Firearm Injuries Partisan disagreements on the interpretation of the Second Amendment often hinder policy action aimed at improving public safety in this area. One aspect of firearm violence that is independent of this debate is the high healthcare cost surrounding these injuries. Guest Author Sarabeth Spitzer
view article - Urban Blight 06.28.2017 view article - Urban Blight Health Equity Housing Urban Blight A recent Urban Institute report shows that urban blight, defined as substandard housing, abandoned buildings, and vacant lots, is major stressor. Repairing neighborhoods can improve individual and community health and well-being, and even reduce gun violence. Fellow Qing Wai Wong
view article - Cause of Death: Poverty 06.27.2017 view article - Cause of Death: Poverty Health Equity Policy Cause of Death: Poverty Viz Hub's interactive map of life expectancy in each US county dramatically illustrates that health is largely shaped by where you live and the conditions of your life. Fellow Gilbert Benavidez
view article - Malnutrition Is About More Than Food Security 06.26.2017 view article - Malnutrition Is About More Than Food Security Health Equity Nutrition Malnutrition Is About More Than Food Security The solution to malnutrition may require focus on root causes rather than on increased food production. Gardens for Health International identifies a number of complex, interrelated factors that impact a family’s food security. Guest Author Bailey Adams
view article - ACO Performance and Quality 06.22.2017 view article - ACO Performance and Quality Health Equity ACO Performance and Quality With ACOs now affecting care in nearly every county of the country they are becoming ubiquitous, and with that ubiquity comes great potential to lead the healthcare industry in the transition to value-based care. Guest Authors Alex Hartzman, Sarmistha Pal, Allison Brennan, Teresa Litton
