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.
Three winners and three honorable mentions of AcademyHealth’s 2022 Health Equity DataJam leveraged publicly available datasets to answer pressing questions related to health and health care disparities.
This fact sheet describes key takeaways from focus groups conducted to assess the initial awareness of and access to the Healthy Opportunities Pilots services in North Carolina.
Annual Research Meeting theme lead Monica Peek highlights panels under the Social Determinants of Health and Social Needs theme that cover important topics related to data, housing, COVID-19, and more.
This webinar, hosted by the Research Community on Trust, highlights the importance of building trust for an effective health care system and strengthening the evidence base on trust and trust-related issues in health care.
Date & Time May 25, 2022, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET
Location Online
Research nominated as the best abstract for each theme from the 2022 Call for Abstracts explores topics related to patient and consumer needs, Medicaid access and coverage, COVID-19, and more.
In its latest policy brief entitled “Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Context of COVID-19,” the Weitzman Institute, an AcademyHealth organizational member, examines how the health, social, and economic impact of COVID-19 will result in an increase in adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), especially in our most vulnerable populations, and highlights potential public health responses needed to effectively address ACEs in our communities.
AcademyHealth CEO Dr. Lisa Simpson and David Rubin of PolicyLab at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia highlight the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and families in the lead up to PolicyLab Forum 2022 which will further explore these topics.
The support of the Aetna Foundation for the “Addressing the Health and Health-Related Social Needs of Homeless Youth” project gave the Weitzman Institute, an AcademyHealth organizational member, the unique opportunity to collaborate with young people experiencing housing insecurity during COVID to examine the web of factors contributing to homelessness in New Britain, Connecticut, through photovoice, a community based participatory research approach that uses photography and storytelling.
Effective social determinants of health programming requires flexibility, agility, and a continuous improvement mindset to transition to whole-person care.
