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2025 Annual Research Meeting

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Date & Time June 7-10, 2025 Location Minneapolis Convention Center | Minneapolis, MN

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Situation Reports & Virtual Events

In February 2025 AcademyHealth launched regular updates to provide clarity and insight for the field during a period of rapid change at the federal level. In addition to published updates, AcademyHealth began hosting members-only, virtual town halls with President and CEO, Aaron Carroll, and Director of Advocacy, Josh Caplan. Town halls will provide a chance to engage with AcademyHealth leadership, ask questions, and connect with fellow members.

Topics Advocacy HSR Resources & Methods HSR Workforce Development Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid

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The Threat to Science Is Real. Here’s What Researchers Can Do.

In the wake of recent policy shifts under President Trump's administration, the core of America's scientific research is under unprecedented strain. Dr. Aaron Carroll and Dr. Elizabeth Cope of AcademyHealth present a compelling analysis of these challenges, urging the scientific community to adopt new strategies to safeguard academic freedom and ensure continued innovation.

Posted Mar 13, 2025 By Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H., Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S.

Topics Research Ethics & Governance Advocacy Translation, Dissemination & Implementation HSR Workforce Development

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2025 Health Datapalooza

Innovation Unfiltered: Evidence, Value, and the Real-World Journey of Transforming Health Care

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Upcoming Event

2025 Annual Research Meeting

Valuable Evidence. Vibrant Community. Vital Conversations.

Date & Time June 7-10, 2025 Location Minneapolis Convention Center | Minneapolis, MN

Upcoming Event

Webinar: Enhancing Systems of Care for Children with Medical Complexity - Environmental Scan Findings and Key Learnings

Join our upcoming webinar and discover how to strengthen systems of care for children with medical complexity (CMC) and their families.

Date & Time Monday, June 23, 2025 | 2:00p.m. to 3:00p.m. ET

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2025 Health Datapalooza

Innovation Unfiltered: Evidence, Value, and the Real-World Journey of Transforming Health Care

Date & Time September 4-5, 2025 Location Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center | Washington, D.C.

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Bridging Research and Communication: Reflections on the 2024 NCHS/AcademyHealth Data Visualization Challenge

2024 NCHS/AcademyHealth Data Visualization Challenge winners leveraged the National Health Interview Survey and the Health and Retirement Study survey to explore differences in hearing difficulty based on demographic and socioeconomic predictors.

Posted Jun 6, 2025 By John Shin, M.P.H., Salar Khaleghzdegan, M.P.P., Min-Young Kim, M.P.H.

Topics Using Health Data

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AcademyHealth's Situation Report: Lawsuit Targets HHS Firings, Action Needed on Health Tech Policy

This week’s Situation Report covers a major lawsuit against HHS over alleged wrongful firings, Senate budget negotiations that could make it harder to enroll in Medicaid and raise health care costs, and highlights opportunities for researchers to help track cancelled AHRQ grants and weigh in on federal tech policy.

Posted Jun 5, 2025

Topics Advocacy News

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Impacts of Food Insecurity on Health: 2024 NCHS/AcademyHealth Data Visualization Challenge

Winners of the 2024 NCHS/AcademyHealth Data Visualization Challenge utilized publicly available county-level health data, County Health Rankings, and NCHS datasets to evaluate the relationship between food insecurity and chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity across various regions of the U.S.

Posted Jun 5, 2025 By Chelsea Keating, M.P.H., Emily Boniface, M.P.H., Mina Colon, M.P.H.

Topics Using Health Data

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