Public & Population Health

Publication

Medicaid Engagement and Education Efforts Could Improve Delivery of HIV Prevention Services

This white paper, commissioned by AcademyHealth, identifies ways the Medicaid program can educate patients and providers to improve the use of PrEP medication and clinical services.

Posted Jan 24, 2019

Topics Patient & Consumer Engagement Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Delivering Better Care Public & Population Health

Blog Post

Ensuring Oral Health During Pregnancy: The Science and the Stories

Hyewon Lee, 2017 AcademyHealth Delivery Systems Science Fellow, discusses the importance of oral health during pregnancy and early childhood.

Posted Nov 12, 2018 By Hyewon Lee D.M.D., M.P.H.

Topics Public & Population Health Access to Care

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Poor Community Health and Employee Mental Stress Linked to Poor Job Performance at US Manufacturing Plants

Employees living in counties with poor community health outcomes had considerably higher rates of absenteeism and tardiness.

Posted Oct 18, 2018

Topics Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health

Blog Post

What role does community health play in employee performance at American manufacturing companies?

Recent study findings, highlighted this week on the Health Affairs blog, suggest that poor community health negatively affects workers’ performance.

Posted Oct 12, 2018 By Megan Collado, M.P.H.

Topics Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health

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Review Assesses Use of ROI Evidence to Inform Policymaking on Public Health Issues

AcademyHealth examined the extent to which return on investment evidence is used to inform policymaking affecting public health and multi-sector work, and identified opportunities to advance its use.

Posted Sep 30, 2018

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health Paying for Care

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Systems Science Methods Have Unique Potential to Inform Policy and Practice

AcademyHealth developed this brief to highlight cases where systems science research has been used to inform development of cancer screening recommendations, childhood obesity prevention policy, and transportation planning.

Posted Sep 28, 2018

Topics HSR Resources & Methods Public & Population Health

Blog Post

An Investment in Supportive Housing is an Investment in Health

A recent study published in the Health Services Research Journal by Sungwoo Lim and colleagues found that a supportive housing program positively affected both housing stability and preventable health care visits among homeless families.

Posted Aug 20, 2018

Topics Public & Population Health Building Healthy Communities

Blog Post

Voices from the Field: Community Actions that Helped Build Urban Health Equity

In the second of a two-part series, this post highlights work in Richmond, California to transform the city into a place where everyone has the opportunity to live a healthy life.

Posted Aug 6, 2018 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Building Healthy Communities Health Equity Public & Population Health

Blog Post

Voices from the Field: Culturally Appropriate Services to Support Healthy Mind, Body, Spirit

In the first of a two-part series, this post highlights the work of Native American Connections to provide culturally appropriate behavioral health, affordable housing, and community development services.

Posted Aug 2, 2018 By Lauren Adams, M.A.

Topics Building Healthy Communities Public & Population Health Health Equity

Blog Post

Widening Our Lens: Researchers Challenge Narrow Definitions of Value

Presentations at this year’s Annual Research Meeting underscored the importance of looking beyond the numbers to assess value, both in terms of the ultimate cost/benefit of an intervention as well as the factors that we assume influence value.

Posted Jul 31, 2018

Topics Costs & Payments Public & Population Health Costs & Payments ARM