Health is about more than health care. Where we live, work, and play affects our health. Health services research provides evidence on the factors that affect, and support, the health of communities.
In March, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in collaboration with AcademyHeath, gathered researchers, practitioners, and thought leaders from across the country to share knowledge around community resilience, a critical aspect of building a Culture of Health.
Using federal 1115 waivers, some state Medicaid programs are experimenting with housing supports for enrollees who are homeless or precariously housed as a way both to improve their health and reduce their medical expenditures.
New research suggests a link between employers who invest in health in their workplaces and increased stock value, and fewer health risks for employees.
New evidence presented at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting reveals the relationships between paid family leave and breastfeeding, Medicaid expansion and eviction rates, as well as the first ever prevalence estimates of food insecurity in Medicare.
This environmental scan, conducted by AcademyHealth with support from the Kresge Foundation, provides an overview of the technology behind emerging multi-sector initiatives to address social determinants of health.
This issue brief from AcademyHealth, Health Management Associates, and the Disability Policy Consortium, provides a compelling case for engaging Community-Based Organizations in Medicaid payment and care delivery system reform.
AcademyHealth Senior Scholar Ed Hunter describes who is using return-on-investment evidence for public health spending, what’s keeping others from using it more, and four next steps to advance its use going forward.
Finalists created tools for comparative insights across counties, combined data for fuller pictures of community health and used data visualization to reveal disparate health outcomes.
