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AcademyHealth Blog

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.

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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
Blog Post AcademyHealth’s Situation Report: Government Shutdown Threats and NIH Research Grant Cancellation Stir Federal Policy Concerns

AcademyHealth’s Situation Report: Government Shutdown Threats and NIH Research Grant Cancellation Stir Federal Policy Concerns

This edition of AcademyHealth's Situation Report covers essential updates on federal policies affecting the health research landscape. Dive into the looming government shutdown, the NIH's controversial cancellation of LGBTQ+ and DEI research grants, and a buyout offer for HHS employees. Plus, learn how you can amplify Medicaid support through our featured call to action.
Posted Mar 11, 2025
Topics Advocacy News
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What’s the Big LLM Deal? How AI, Machine Learning, and Large Language Models (LLMs) are Changing the Field

Dr. Wilcox, one of the AcademyHealth’s Leveraging AI for High-Impact Health Research course instructors, shares his perspective on AI’s evolution, from the early days of Deep Blue to the latest breakthroughs in generative AI, and what it means for health research today.
Posted Mar 10, 2025 By Adam Wilcox, Ph.D.
Topics HSR Resources & Methods Research Ethics & Governance Using Health Data
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AcademyHealth and the ABIM Foundation Welcome Scholars in Residence to Explore Medical Debt and Trust in Health Care

Two new Scholars will explore the critical intersection of medical debt and trust in health care, joining AcademyHealth and the ABIM Foundation’s efforts to examine health system medical debt policies and practices, fill critical research gaps, and promote cultural and operational transformation within health systems.
Posted Mar 7, 2025 By Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H., Jessica Perlo, M.P.H.
Topics Building Healthy Communities
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Thriving in School: Addressing School-Based Mental Health for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

AcademyHealth, in partnership with Econometrica and Family Voices, launch a new project to develop a prioritized research agenda to build the evidence needed to optimize school-based mental health services for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). This project is funded through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program, an initiative of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute® (PCORI®) (#EASCS-38921).
Posted Mar 5, 2025
Topics Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health
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Allow the Youth to Lead: Recommendations for Mental Health Care in Rural North Carolina

In the sixth of a series of interviews with our Community Research for Health Equity grantees, AcademyHealth interviews Leah Frerichs and Ellie Sellers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to learn more about their project goals and findings in celebration of World Teen Mental Wellness Day.
Posted Mar 4, 2025 By Ellie Jorling, M.P.P.
Topics Health Equity Building Healthy Communities