Building Healthy Communities

Blog Post

Voices from the Field: Community Actions that Helped Build Urban Health Equity

In the second of a two-part series, this post highlights work in Richmond, California to transform the city into a place where everyone has the opportunity to live a healthy life.

Posted Aug 6, 2018 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Building Healthy Communities Health Equity Public & Population Health

Blog Post

Voices from the Field: Culturally Appropriate Services to Support Healthy Mind, Body, Spirit

In the first of a two-part series, this post highlights the work of Native American Connections to provide culturally appropriate behavioral health, affordable housing, and community development services.

Posted Aug 2, 2018 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health Health Equity

Publication

Life Isn’t Lived in Siloes and Our Data Shouldn’t Either

This environmental scan, conducted by AcademyHealth, assesses existing guidance about sharing critical information within and across organizations and sectors in order to better serve populations.

Posted Jul 13, 2018

Topics Using Health Data Data Sharing Building Healthy Communities

Blog Post

Research Examines Policy Effects on Minority Groups

Studies presented at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting shed new light on health disparities

Posted Jun 24, 2018 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Health Equity Building Healthy Communities ARM News

Past Event

2018 Annual Research Meeting

A record-breaking year at the Annual Research Meeting.

Date & Time June 24-26, 2018 Location Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, Washington

Topics HSR Resources & Methods HSR Workforce Development Delivering Better Care Building Healthy Communities

Publication

The Return on Investment of Public Health System Spending

This evidence synthesis commissioned by AcademyHealth provides a review of public health systems research that has shown a return on investment.

Posted Jun 21, 2018

Topics Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health

Blog Post

Overcoming Challenges To Medicaid Investments In Social Determinants Of Health

Recent findings from AcademyHealth’s Payment Reform for Population Health Initiative, featured in Health Affairs yesterday, identify several strategies to leverage current Medicaid authorities to promote and provide prevention services.

Posted Jun 14, 2018

Topics Public & Population Health Building Healthy Communities Costs & Payments News

Publication

Manufacturing Companies are Investing in Community Health, but Collaboration with Local Public Health Leaders Could Maximize Their Impact

Large manufacturing companies, which are often based in communities with relatively high rates of poor health behaviors and health outcomes, are well positioned to impact the health of those communities.

Posted May 25, 2018

Topics Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health

Publication

Innovative Medicaid Payment Strategies for Upstream Prevention and Population Health: An Executive Summary

AcademyHealth collaborated with Nemours Children’s Health System to help state Medicaid programs test approaches to financing upstream prevention and addressing social determinants of health. This brief highlights lessons learned and synthesizes important takeaways from that work.

Posted May 08, 2018

Topics Paying for Care Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health

Publication

Moving Medicaid Prevention Services Upstream

Highlighting work in Maryland, this brief outlines how a state Medicaid agency can maximize existing authority to delivery nutritional counseling in Head Start settings in an effort to prevent obesity.

Posted May 08, 2018

Topics Paying for Care Building Healthy Communities Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Public & Population Health