Characterizing Cancer Care Delivery Research for Older Adults with Cancer
Virginia Sun, the 2021-2022 NCI/AcademyHealth visiting scholar, discusses the importance of improving healthcare delivery for older adults with cancer.
Rich Content and Meaningful Connections Take Center Stage at Next Week's Health Datapalooza
Next week's Health Datapalooza will feature rich content in the form of keynote speakers and breakout panels alike as well as a chance to meet face-to-face with innovators, policy wonks, and changemakers.
Forbes Article Highlights Health Datapalooza’s Focus on Impact
The week before the conference, Forbes writer Michael Millenson examines Health Datapalooza’s niche in the data space via interviews with Dr. Lisa Simpson, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Micky Tripathi, and others.
AcademyHealth Announces Recognizes JAMA Health Forum with Official Journal Status
Partnership Reinforces the Connection Between Health Services Research Evidence and Policymaking
Top of mind health data and policy concerns for patients
Health Datapalooza Advisory Committee member Kistein Monkhouse discusses top-of-mind data and policy concerns for patients and their care partners to be explored at the meeting by data, policy, and public health experts later this month.
From Data to Action: A Health Services Researcher Goes to Washington, and Rethinks How to Share Evidence to Inform Policy
Health Data for Action grantee Carrie McAdam-Marx reflects on her journey to take her research on insulin out-of-pocket costs to the Hill.
Conducting Health Equity Research During COVID: Course Correcting Future Multi-Site Research
The final post in our Weitzman Institute blog series on conducting health equity research during the COVID-19 pandemic highlights lessons learned in a national, multi-site study involving the implementation of a novel intervention in Federally Qualified Health Centers.
My Research is Done, Now What? Getting the Right People to See your Work
You’ve created an impressive body of work – now it’s time to get it into the right hands. AcademyHealth’s newest online course, “Communicating for Impact” trains researchers to do just that and move their research into action.
Conducting Health Equity Research During COVID: Leveraging Partnerships to Improve Health Literacy
This third post in our Weitzman Institute blog series on conducting health equity research during the COVID-19 pandemic highlights research-related challenges and opportunities in working with community-based organizations and local government agencies.
Businesses are Integral Partners in the Ecosystem to Improve Health and Well-Being
AcademyHealth Senior Director Megan Collado reflects on the culmination of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-supported program, Understanding and Supporting Anchor Businesses to Build a Culture of Health, managed by AcademyHealth, including what we’ve learned from the research and from key business and other stakeholders that were convened to better understand the impact of business’ place-based investments on health, well-being, and equity.