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Blog Post Individuals with Disabilities in Rural America: The Need for Health Services Research

Individuals with Disabilities in Rural America: The Need for Health Services Research

Individuals with disabilities face many health disparities, as do rural residents. The recent NIH designation of people with disabilities as a population with health disparities presents a needed opportunity for robust research at the intersection of disability, rurality, and health.
Posted Nov 15, 2023 By Kayla Alvis, Ph.D., M.S.
Topics Advocacy Health Equity Access to Care Public & Population Health
Blog Post

Introducing a Framework to Understand Economic Impacts on Patients and Caregivers

Working in close partnership with patients, caregivers, researchers, and practitioners, Innovation and Value Initiative and AcademyHealth developed a new framework to recognize the broad health care economic impacts on patients and caregivers and aid researchers in addressing health disparities and creating value for patients and systems.
Posted Oct 30, 2023 By Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H., Beverly Rogers , Mary E. Reed, Dr.P.H., Melanie Ridley
Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Health Equity Using Health Data
Blog Post Health Equity Experts Weigh In: Recommendations for Building Up a Diverse and Inclusive Health Care and Health Services Research Workforce

Health Equity Experts Weigh In: Recommendations for Building Up a Diverse and Inclusive Health Care and Health Services Research Workforce

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s rule on race in college admissions, experts offer five recommendations to maintain diversity and foster inclusion in college admissions and the broader HSR workforce.
Posted Oct 11, 2023 By April Joy Damian, Ph.D., M.Sc., Keshia Pollack Porter, Ph.D., MPH, Kameron Leigh Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP, Edwin Lindo, JD, Sheldon Fields, Ph.D., RN, CRNP, FNP-BC, AACRN, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Topics HSR Workforce Development Health Equity
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Addressing Social Needs through Medicaid: Lessons from Planning and Early Implementation of North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilots

As more states focus on addressing enrollee's social needs, North Carolina's Pilots project provides an excellent opportunity to evaluate the implementation of 29 evidence-based services. This paper provides timely and practical findings and recommendations from the planning, capacity building, and early implementation of the program.
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Topics Health Equity Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health