Read on Washington: January 2022 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson
This month's "Read on Washington," available only to AcademyHealth members, includes updates on federal appropriations, TEFCA, ARPA-H negotiations, and more.
Health Services Research Journal Commentary Outlines AcademyHealth’s DEI Efforts
A commentary authored by AcademyHealth leadership in Health Services Research journal highlights AcademyHealth’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts and our approach for higher impact, more equitable health services research.
STI Testing among Medicaid Patients (STAMP) Project publishes timely results in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine
With funding from the CDC Foundation, AcademyHealth’s Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, in collaboration with five Southern state-university partnerships, publish timely findings on prenatal syphilis screening rates among Medicaid enrollees.
Charting the Course to a Reimagined Public Health System
Following a joint convening with the American Public Health Association and key public health leaders, AcademyHealth outlines priority areas for public health services and systems research across the following domains: preparedness and resilience; structure; performance; workforce; data and technology; and financing and economics.
New research on the evolving nature of the health services research workforce
AcademyHealth member Bianca Frogner, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, highlighted data on the health services research (HSR) workforce and how the field has evolved over the last five years. Her findings were recently published in the journal Health Services Research.
Webinar: Field in Focus - Practical Insights and Tools for Tracking the Impact of Research on Health Care Policy and Practice
In this members-only webinar, experts in the field discussed how researchers can track their dissemination activities and products more effectively to better demonstrate the reach and impact of their work.
Health Data for Action Program Bridges the Gap Between Big Data and Researchers
RWJF’s Health Data for Action Program, managed by AcademyHealth, awards 14 new studies on topics ranging from chronic and complex conditions, paying for care, the COVID-19 pandemic, and more.
Increased caseloads and COVID-19 complications erode school nurses’ critical role in facilitating childhood vaccinations
Burnout threatens to upend the traditional school nurse gatekeeping function that upholds state laws requiring vaccines for school attendance.
Health Services Research in the Real World & Learning Health System Science
Addressing real-world challenges in health care requires adaptable and applicable designs and research methods. AcademyHealth’s LHS Interest Group offers a forum for shared learning through webinars and a community of practice.
"Community Drivers of Health" series highlights policy solutions to improve food, housing and transportation access for better health
A new series of policy papers offers some of the most comprehensive analyses to date of the economic and social conditions that influence health, along with evidence-based policy opportunities to address them.