2020 Annual Research Meeting
Registration is open!
HSR Must Reject Racism, Turn Evidence into Action for All
In a statement following nationwide protests, AcademyHealth President and CEO Dr. Lisa Simpson calls on the field to address diversity and inclusion in the workforce, bias in data and methods, and support wider and better dissemination of evidence to uncover and address systemic issues that increase disparities and negatively impact health.
Can Racial Literacy for HSR Reduce the “Tsunami of Hate?”
Racist and inflammatory language as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic should be a major cause of concern for the field of health services research (HSR).
This Mother’s Day Academic Moms Need Our Support
In this blog post, AcademyHealth member Christy Harris Lemak, reflects on the disproportionate effect working from home is having on colleagues with young children and offers ideas for how to help.
Work Accepted to the 2020 Annual Research Meeting Represents the Best of Health Services Research
While the in-person 2020 Annual Research Meeting has been canceled, the abstracts accepted for presentation continue to demonstrate the quality and relevance of this field. AcademyHealth is pleased to publish this full list of all the names of those accepted to present at the meeting previously scheduled for mid-June in Boston.
The Community Guide: What Works, Saves Resources, and Signals the Need for More Research
The Community Guide is a collection of evidence-based recommendations and findings from the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) that communities can use to protect and improve their population’s health.
The Blueprint: February Paradigm Project Updates
The February 2020 issue of the Blueprint features two Learning Community members and their Design Teams’ work to enhance community member involvement in researchers’ decision-making and increase access to and transparency of research findings.
The Blueprint: January Paradigm Project Updates and an Opportunity to Provide Your Input
The January 2020 issue of the Blueprint highlights one Learning Community member’s perspective on the potential impact of technological and societal trends for the field of health services research—a focus of one of the project’s 17 Design Teams.
Access to Big Data: A Catalyst for Policy Change
RWJF’s Health Data for Action Program, managed by AcademyHealth, awards 19 new studies
How to Become a Data Viz Wiz: Taking your Data Visualizations to the Next Level
AcademyHealth staff member Angel Han shares tips for creating interactive data visualizations of trends in health services research using the National Library of Medicine’s HSRProj database.