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Is the health equity movement having an impact on the Biden-Harris Administration’s approach to health data?

Top health data experts held an exclusive conversation with AcademyHealth's organizational members on the status, challenges, and opportunities for stakeholder engagement with the Biden-Harris Administration’s attempt to make health data more equitable.

Posted Jun 22, 2023 By Radhika Purandare

Topics Advocacy Health Equity Using Health Data

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Timely, Relevant, And Inclusive Data Empowers Researchers to Drive Health Policy Change

Through a range of activities, AcademyHealth seeks to advance data equity, support data learning networks, and expand data access. We are also announcing a new call for proposals from Health Data for Action, a signature research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Posted Jun 21, 2023 By Rishika Desai, M.P.H.

Topics Health Equity Using Health Data

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Read on Washington: June 2023 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson

This month's "Read on Washington," available only to AcademyHealth members, includes updates on the FY24 appropriations process, rulings on the USPSTF, new CMS estimates on national health spending, and more.

Posted Jun 20, 2023 By Lisa Simpson, M.B., B.Ch., M.P.H., FAAP

Topics Advocacy

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Taking a Closer Look in Seattle: A Local Perspective on Health Care and the Community

AcademyHealth member blogger and Seattle native Kyla Woodward spotlights must-see Seattle sights for ARM attendees.

Posted Jun 13, 2023 By Kyla Woodward, Ph.D.

Topics Hospitals & Health Systems ARM

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No Laughing Matter: Lessons About Health Policy from Comics and Cartoons

Health care expert and former journalist Michael Millenson discusses the history and timeliness of health policy-related cartoons and comic strips.

Posted Jun 13, 2023 By Michael L. Millenson

Topics Paying for Care Hospitals & Health Systems

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Reconnecting with community: how ARM can help build and strengthen your research

AcademyHealth member blogger Anton Avanceña reflects on ways ARM supports attendees at various career stages and ways to make the most of the upcoming conference on June 24-27 in Seattle.

Posted Jun 8, 2023 By Anton Avanceña, Ph.D.

Topics HSR Workforce Development ARM

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Strategies for Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Health Services Research

As the health services and policy research community prepares to come together for the Annual Research Meeting, AcademyHealth members Hannah Rochford and Bianca Frogner highlight an updated Professional Code of Conduct and examine individual actions that can ensure a safe and positive experience for everyone.

Posted Jun 7, 2023 By Hannah Rochford, Ph.D., M.P.H., Bianca Frogner, Ph.D.

Topics HSR Workforce Development ARM

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Connecting Minds, Forging Bonds: Uniting Common Interests through Interest Groups at AcademyHealth's 2023 Annual Research Meeting

AcademyHealth student member discusses why she is excited to connect with Interest Group members at the 2023 Annual Research Meeting, and why you should be too!

Posted Jun 5, 2023 By Taryn Amberson, M.P.H., R.N.-B.C.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods ARM

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Engaging Immigrants in Health Services Research

There is a need to make concerted efforts to include foreign-born populations in HSR and this may mean shirking traditional methods.

Posted Jun 1, 2023 By Julie Ressalam, M.P.H.

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Health Equity Using Health Data

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Recent U.S. Policies and their Impacts on the Health of Immigrant Populations

With the end of the federal Public Health Emergency, scrutiny at the border, and exciting news for Dreamers, much is changing for foreign-born U.S. residents

Posted May 25, 2023 By Julie Ressalam, M.P.H.

Topics Health Equity Building Healthy Communities Using Health Data