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Welcome to the AcademyHealth blog, together with our members, we promote interaction across the health research and policy arenas by bringing together a broad spectrum of players to share their perspectives. Here we offer important perspectives from people passionate about expanding access to care, reducing costs and improving quality, as well as updates on AcademyHealth activities relevant to the community.

Blog Post Celebrating Nurses Week: Retaining and Valuing Our Nurses

Celebrating Nurses Week: Retaining and Valuing Our Nurses

Nurses play a vital role in the health care system, providing essential person-centered care and support to patients. During Nurses Week, members of the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI) and academic nurse leaders highlight the importance of retaining and valuing nurses, the impact of nurse turnover on patient care and health care costs, creating a positive work environment, and the need to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in nursing.
Posted May 10, 2023 By Kathryn Riman, Ph.D., R.N., Jessica Smith, Ph.D., R.N., Roy Thompson, Ph.D., M.S.N., C.C.N., R.N., Cedonnie Curtis, D.N.P., M.S.N., Sherif Olanrewaju, M.P.S., BNSc
Topics HSR Workforce Development Delivering Better Care
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Population Health Over the Next Decade: Celebrating The Milbank Quarterly’s Centennial

The Milbank Quarterly's centennial anniversary issue, The Future of Population Health: Major Challenges and Opportunities, honors the journal’s legacy by looking ahead. Articles examine climate change, policing as a social determinant of health, the next alternative payment models, and much more.
Posted Apr 25, 2023 By Alan Cohen, Sc.D., Sandro Galea, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H., Paula M. Lantz, Ph.D., M.S., M.A.
Topics HSR Resources & Methods Public & Population Health