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Improving Access to Health Care: The Challenges & Potential of

WebMENTAL HEALTH CARE: Telehealth has been particularly effective at increasing access to mental health care. 4 Telebehavioral health care delivery also has applications outside …

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Policy Brief – Community Health Workers: Critical Connectors

WebIn September 2022, the Biden Administration awarded $225 million in American Rescue Plan funding to train over 13,000 Community Health Workers (CHWs), the largest ever …

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Addressing Healthcare Workforce Shortages to Advance Access to …

WebCommunity health workers bring unique expertise, understanding, and value – often as members of the communities they serve – to enhance the quality and cultural …

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COVID-19 and Racial Mental Health Disparities

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting people of color, in terms of number of cases, mortality rates, pay cuts, and job loss. The health and economic devastation of this outbreak, in addition to the distress …

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Penn State research team advances health equity in …

WebUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State researchers recently contributed to the “The State of Health Equity in PA” report, compiled by the Pennsylvania Department of Health through the Office of Health Equity …

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Maternal Health and Race: Policy Recommendations …

WebProvider training and inter-agency partnerships have the potential to buffer risks and support maternal health. Systemic maternal healthcare disparities disproportionately affect Black women and other women of color, …

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Air Pollutants: Policy Considerations for Conveying Associated …

WebThe World Health Organization has identified air pollution as the fifth-largest cause of death globally and “one of the biggest environmental threats to human health.” Pollutants, …

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Episode 15: Innovations In Healthcare: Enhancing Value, Health …

WebEpisode Resources and Notes. For more information about DHS’s efforts on healthcare innovation, visit this page.; In response to a question about how health equity frames …

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New center promotes health and healing from early-life trauma …

WebThe cornerstones of this Center for Safe and Healthy Children will be two key infrastructure grants, of which Noll is principal investigator. The first is a $7.7 million grant …

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Improving Access to Health Care:

Web• HMENTAL EALTH CARE: Telehealth has been particularly effective at increasing access to mental health care4. Telebehavioral health care delivery also has applications …

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COVID-19 and the Mental Health Workforce

WebPrior to the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 125,000 additional mental health professionals were required to meet the nation’s mental health needs. Recent events …

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Maternal and Infant Health

WebMaternal mortality has been linked to chronic health diseases, hypertension and diabetes. They place pregnant women at greater risk for pre-eclampsia and hemorrhaging. Medical …

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Promoting the Health and Well-Being of Direct Care Workers

WebThe direct care workforce, such as home health aides and nursing assistants, comprise about 5 million workers.They are crucial in providing essential services to vulnerable …

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Addressing Health Impacts Caused by Extreme Heat Events

WebNotify the public of predicted extreme heat events and their potential impacts on health: In Georgia, the Smart Community Urban Thermal Sensing (SCOUTS) program uses crowd …

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Social Determinants of Health: Impact on Health Disparities

WebAn individual’s health is overwhelmingly determined (60%) by social and health risk factors.1 However, unlike other developed countries, the United States spends the …

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Diabetes Programs for Tribal Communities

WebBecause there is a major shortage in mental health service providers in Indian Country, workforce development needs to be addressed (e.g. tele-mental health services may be …

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Addressing Food Supply and Public Health Concerns Related to …

WebConnection Between Climate Change and Food Supply. Climate change negatively affects food production in non-Arctic areas through altered precipitation patterns, extreme …

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Los Angeles County Provides Strong Oversight of Mental Health …

WebThe California Mental Health Services Act (Proposition 63) offered funding and other resources to support county mental health programs across the state. To help counties …

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Protecting Health and Improving Energy Efficiency: Addressing …

WebWithout this system-approach, renovations can unintentionally lead to moisture-related concerns. In addition to causing costly damage to buildings, high moisture levels can …

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Massachusetts Commission Seeks Ways to Strengthen Behavioral …

WebMassachusetts can better respond to the opioid epidemic and address the state’s behavioral health needs by boosting training for health and law enforcement professionals, …

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Podcast episode discusses college students and mental health

WebUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Social Science Research Institute’s Evidence-to-Impact Podcast returns for a third season with its 18th episode, “The Perfect …

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