Building Healthy Communities

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Health Affairs Blog Post Examines Digital Strategies to Drive Research Participation

The post highlights recent findings from a PCORI-funded project on how to increase the numbers and diversity of research participants by returning value, or benefits, to them and incorporating digital tools to sustainably maximize impact and scale of these efforts.

Posted Aug 10, 2021 By Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Building Healthy Communities Health Equity

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Report Outlines Priorities for Trust Research

In a new report, AcademyHealth and the ABIM Foundation outline opportunities for building a research agenda on trust.

Posted Aug 2, 2021 By Marya Khan, M.P.H.

Topics Building Healthy Communities Health Equity Delivering Better Care Quality Improvement

Publication

Experts Outline Priorities for Trust Research

As our health care system continues to rebuild from the COVID-19 crisis and confront the ongoing threats of structural racism and inequality, trust has emerged as a vital issue to explore in efforts to improve the nation’s health and well-being.

Posted Jul 29, 2021

Topics Building Healthy Communities Health Equity Delivering Better Care Quality Improvement

Publication

For-Profit Hospitals Have Significant Potential to Impact Population Health and Serve as Anchors in their Communities

Given their location in counties with high economic and health needs, for-proﬁt hospitals have significant potential to impact population health if they are successfully incentivized to engage in population health improvement.

Posted Jun 24, 2021

Topics Building Healthy Communities Hospitals & Health Systems

Past Event

2021 Annual Research Meeting

Leading with evidence in a time of change

Date & Time June 14-17, 2021 Location Online | Virtual

Topics HSR Workforce Development Building Healthy Communities

Past Event

2021 Health Policy Orientation - Spring

Behind the scenes of decision-making in Washington

Date & Time April 27–29, 2021 Location Online | Virtual

Topics Advocacy Building Healthy Communities

Publication

AcademyHealth Announces the Best of 2021 Annual Research Meeting

Research nominated as the best abstract for each theme from the 2021 Call for Abstracts explores topics related to COVID-19, the impact of Medicaid on access to care, using technology to improve patient experience, and more.

Posted Apr 22, 2021

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

Blog Post

Experts in Child Health Services Research Reflect on 2020 and Look Ahead to 2021

Members of AcademyHealth’s Child Health Services Research Interest Group Advisory Committee reflect on five key areas of advancement of Child HSR during 2020, and consider the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on children.

Posted Mar 9, 2021 By Erin M. Mobley, Ph.D., M.P.H., Kathryn Riman, Ph.D., R.N., Denise Dougherty, Ph.D., Ilene L. Hollin, Ph.D., M.P.H., Gregory Stevens, Ph.D., M.H.S., Olivia Lindly, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Topics Building Healthy Communities Health Equity Public & Population Health Delivering Better Care Access to Care Using Health Data Data Sharing

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Leveraging Data Science to Address Health Impacts of Climate Change

At last month’s National Health Policy Conference and Health Datapalooza, keynote speaker Francesca Dominici highlighted the importance of data as a foundation for informed decision-making for both health and climate policy.

Posted Mar 5, 2021 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Building Healthy Communities Health Equity Using Health Data Health Datapalooza

Publication

Rural Hospital Patient and Family Engagement 2021 Toolkit

The Communication Climate Assessment Toolkit analyses revealed important insights that can help inform rural hospital leadership as they seek to develop patient and family engagement practices that are valuable for patients, families, staff, and the organizational culture.

Posted Mar 01, 2021

Topics Delivering Better Care Hospitals & Health Systems Building Healthy Communities