The winners of the 2022 NCHS/AcademyHealth Data Visualization Challenge discuss the benefits of interdisciplinary collaboration using national data sources to illustrate the intersectionality of food insecurity, disability status, and racial disparities
Domains and research questions to guide public health services and systems research (PHSSR) were generated through a one-year multi-stage, participatory process.
AcademyHealth identified reasons for the lack of sustained investment in the public health services and systems research (PHSSR) field in a report outlining the conditions needed to drive investment in, support for, and action on a renewed research agenda.
In this special edition newsletter, the Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute (ESHPI) proudly highlights projects, partnerships, and publications from 2023 and previews the Institute’s upcoming projects for 2024.
In honor of World AIDS Day, and in alignment with AcademyHealth and the Weitzman Institute’s commitment to center the voices of lived experiences, this blog highlights patient/patient partners’ perspectives on challenges that patients living with HIV/AIDs experience in obtaining oral health care.
Diverse definitions of rurality among government agencies make it difficult to understand rural health. Standardizing definitions and collecting data on disparities within and between rural communities are important for researchers to better inform policy and practice.
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.
In honor of November as National Homeless Youth Awareness month, this blog explores youth homelessness and mental health, funding to address youth homelessness and next steps to further address this issue.
Rural hospital closures impact access to care for many rural Americans who may already experience health disparities. Policymakers can help address this crisis by funding research on the implications and evaluating alternative models of care.
