📣 Call for Proposals 📣
ℹ️ Details: will fund research on policies that can build & sustain economic security & wealth for families & communities of color
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📅Deadline: 9/7/22
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Missed the informational webinar on our call for proposals for research to close the racial wealth gap? Watch the recording here: bit.ly/3S0uRvH
Study: in Washington DC, adverse social determinants of health were significantly associated with increased at-risk rates of asthma morbidity in children, & these rates varied widely across census tracts.
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Project Highlight: The Center's NJ CARE study, funded by , will assess the impacts of New Jersey's 2017 pretrial reforms on racial disparities and explore health implications, all while being guided by an advisory group of lived experts.
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There's still time to sign up for today's 1 p.m. ET informational webinar on P4A's newest call for proposals for research to close the racial wealth gap. Register:
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From : in the states that had not expanded Medicaid as of 2018, 61% of postpartum enrollees were disenrolled within a year after giving birth – double the rate of 29% found in expansion states.
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., , & : To truly meet "the goals of such programs to catch families as they fall into poverty, stabilize them, & help them achieve economic independence, the safety net should include both income & wealth supports." urbn.is/3b5Sm5U
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Our latest study shows that the strongest local public health systems experienced significantly lower death rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. These systems had more PH capabilities & denser networks of partners. Details:
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Tuesday, 7/26 at 1 pm ET: Join an informational webinar for an opportunity to ask questions about P4A's newest call for proposals for research to close the racial wealth gap.
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Policy research funding opportunity—US-based researchers please apply!
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.: "The really scary thing about housing for lower income individuals is that 3 out of 4 people who qualify for federal housing assistance actually don’t receive it at all. There’s just simply not enough funding." (via )
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"By turning our focus to proactive whole-person care, we can ensure the right people receive the services and care they need, improve and reduce healthcare disparities and lower avoidable healthcare spend."
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Community paramedicine programs, which send paramedics to people's homes for routine health checks, could reduce ambulance calls & emergency room visits, writes .
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New: among people who experienced COVID-related job losses, those in Medicaid expansion states were more likely than those in nonexpansion states to have Medicaid & less likely to be uninsured, find & .
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#WIC helps connect infants, toddlers, and children up to the age of 5 to healthy, nutritious foods. Learn more about how physicians play a critical role in bridging the gap between WIC and families in our video primer.
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Join us today at 2:30p ET! Experts from & will share ideas on solving #childcare challenges to support an equitable labor market recovery:
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In : a study of an Ontario hospital found patients whose primary language was something other than English or French & who received language concordant care had 54% lower odds of death, lower risks of adverse health events & shorter hospital stays.
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Join our email list for the latest updates from HER, including research alerts, program announcements, and funding opportunities. We have two newsletters - one for funding announcements and one for content alerts. Sign up here!
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In their new Forefront article, Elizabeth Alpert, Lisa Simon, and Jane Barrow of and argue that, to advance #HealthEquity, it is critical to understand the #OralHealth needs of older Americans in long-term care facilities.
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In our latest paper we find that court decisions that increased school segregation in recent decades worsened long-term health for Black adults. This builds on prior work finding #structuralracism in school settings worsens children's opportunities later in life. 1/
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How do you build trust and establish equitable partnerships in community-engaged research? Learn from an expert panel at the Research to Action Webinar on July 21, 2022, noon ET. bit.ly/3eZXLcT
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Explore the geography of debt in the US. How is your community faring? urbn.is/3sA85NY
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"Recognizing that what the health care system measures & pays for is the ultimate expression of what & who it values, we must account for drivers of health... by integrating these factors into the regulatory framework of the health care system..."
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A new study finds large increases in maternal death (33%) & late maternal deaths (41%) after March 2020 compared with before the pandemic, with the largest increases occurring among Black & Hispanic mothers.
bit.ly/3a4TOEY
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ICYMI: #AHealthPodyssey episode: Sherry Glied from joins Editor-in-Chief to discuss the role of high deductible health plans in creating health market efficiencies.
Be sure to listen & subscribe today! bit.ly/39SriXc
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📌Our next ResProg examines how the allocation of resources across medical, social, and public health services at the county level influences the relative success in controlling the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Analysis: Most adults support permanent, free school meals for all students urbn.is/3QE3BCr
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A study in rural Alaska shows telehealth’s ability to decrease health disparities by providing early access to specialty care for early diagnosis and treatment of hearing problems. okt.to/Cta0XH #ruralhealth #SDoH #telehealth #digitalhealth
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Direct cash transfer programs help improve housing stability by reducing access & utilization barriers that increase efficiency & equity in programs.
explores ways they break down assistance barriers recipients usually face in other programs:
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Newly funded E4A project team exploring the impacts of various alternative models of 911 response to behavioral/mental health crises, with a focus on impacts of racial inequality.
Learn more about the project, team, more: e4action.org/39QToC3
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What can population health scientists do to make their research matter? The IAPHS Research to Action Webinar and Discussion Series explores the possibilities with events throughout 2022. iaphs.org/tools-for-succ
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Have you signed up for our newsletter yet? Click to get Policies for Action research, news & updates sent straight to your inbox. bit.ly/3eZ3xeg
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New research in using the #ChildOpportunityIndex finds that hospitals serving lower opportunity neighborhoods had fewer pediatric rehospitalizations for mental health over a 1-year period (but more revisits for asthma & sickle cell).
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"Our findings... demonstrate that regions with the least restrictive sexual & reproductive health policy environments further expanded contraceptive access, whereas more restrictive contraceptive policy environments were maintained."
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New evaluation findings from researchers explains how we can end the homelessness-jail cycle through housing first + supportive services. rwjf.ws/3MUgchW
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In a new report, and co-authors examine how socioeconomic disadvantages in youth affect employment and economic security in adulthood.
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New from : in the decade from 2010 to 2020, suicide death rates increased by 12% — with death rates rising fastest among people of color, younger individuals, & people who live in rural areas. bit.ly/3N7KopO
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Analysis: Most adults support permanent free school meals for all students. urbn.is/3QE3BCr
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"...health equity is the guiding principle that disparities in health outcomes caused by factors such as race, income, or geography should be addressed and prevented, providing opportunities for all people to be as healthy as possible."
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