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The Seven Biggest Public Health Policy Issues on the Hill in 2020

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Emergency Powers,
Public Health Law,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Funding,
Health Care Access,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma,
Data Modernization

As a truly historic year comes to an end, many public health policy issues received a considerable amount of attention in 2020. Subjects such as the pandemic that will live on in infamy, racial health disparities, and the future of the ...

STD Awareness Month Highlights a Rise in Rates for Sixth Straight Year

Infectious Disease,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Blog,
Julia Greenspan,
LGBTQ+,
Social Determinants of Health,
Race and Public Health

Though COVID-19 has dominated public health over the past year, other communicable diseases are still occurring at troubling rates. The CDC recently released data in their Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2019 report, showing ...

What Gets Measured Gets Done: Using Data to Improve Child Health and Well-Being

Blog,
Health Equity,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Partnership,
Policy,
Research,
Public Health Law,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
ACEs,
Reem Ghandour,
Health Care Access,
At-Risk Populations,
Early Brain Development,
Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,
Disability Inclusion,
Infant and Child Health

The adage “what gets measured, gets done” has had staying power for a reason. When we can accurately describe conditions, quantify impact, and elucidate connections, we have a better chance at taking collective (and effective) action to ...

The Epidemic of Epidemics: Opioids, Part II

Podcast,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Funding,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Partnership,
Kentucky,
West Virginia,
Robert Johnson,
Aaron Lopata,
Christina Mullins,
Greg Corby-Lee,
Joe Markiewicz,
Infectious Disease,
Syndemic-Related Infections,
Public Health Review

The second half of Public Health Review's story on the opioid epidemic explores how coalitions in Kentucky are driving prevention efforts, what public health practitioners in West Virginia are doing to identify and care for newborns ...

Health Service Utilization Patterns Among Medicaid Enrollees With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Pandemic Response and Recovery Efforts

Article,
Alexandra Kearly,
Madison Hluchan,
Caroline Brazeel,
J.T. Lane,
Janet Oputa,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Medicaid Data and Analysis,
Research,
Data Modernization and Informatics

This article in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice assesses the impact of COVID-19 on health service utilization of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through an analysis of Medicaid claims data..