Poor Community Health and Employee Mental Stress Linked to Poor Job Performance at US Manufacturing Plants
Employees living in counties with poor community health outcomes had considerably higher rates of absenteeism and tardiness.
Diverse Disciplines Needed to Overcome Persistent Oral Health Challenges
AcademyHealth is a partner organization of Clinical Scholars, a leadership development program for practitioners from diverse fields of health care. The program features two teams working innovatively to tackle oral health challenges in Georgia and Minnesota.
What role does community health play in employee performance at American manufacturing companies?
Recent study findings, highlighted this week on the Health Affairs blog, suggest that poor community health negatively affects workers’ performance.
Review Assesses Use of ROI Evidence to Inform Policymaking on Public Health Issues
AcademyHealth examined the extent to which return on investment evidence is used to inform policymaking affecting public health and multi-sector work, and identified opportunities to advance its use.
When It Comes to Collaboration, Sectors Emphasize Technical Aspects Over Cultural Ones
In a review of technical documents and toolkits on interoperability, what we found was almost as interesting as what we didn’t.
An Investment in Supportive Housing is an Investment in Health
A recent study published in the Health Services Research Journal by Sungwoo Lim and colleagues found that a supportive housing program positively affected both housing stability and preventable health care visits among homeless families.
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.
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.
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.
Research Examines Policy Effects on Minority Groups
Studies presented at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting shed new light on health disparities