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Most Americans Want to Share and Access More Digital Health Data

Federal policymakers have taken several important steps to make EHR data more accessible to patients and easily shared by clinicians. To fully … See more

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More Universal Use of Electronic Health Records Is Improving …

WebAnyone who has tried and failed to share information across devices on competing software platforms knows firsthand the critical importance of interoperability. …

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Updated Health IT Standards Can Help Harness Data to Limit Disease

WebONC’s collaboration with CDC should include sharing data with the agency on the extent to which data is exchanged with public health agencies. Doing so could then …

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Health Impact Assessments Can Help Improve Decision-Making

WebHealth impact assessments (HIAs) can aid those efforts. They use a standardized six-step process to investigate how decisions—such as whether to develop …

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Health Equity Tools Are Key to Improved Policies and Outcomes

WebHealth in All Policies (HiAP) is a collaborative framework for helping policymakers, industry, and community leaders understand the potential health effects of …

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Emerging Technologies: Health Care Products The Pew Charitable …

WebThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates a wide variety of innovative health care technologies, many of which are rapidly evolving and can allow …

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Mental Health in America: Building Healthy Communities

WebStat: $280 billion: The amount Americans spent on mental health services in 2020. Nearly a quarter of the funding came from the U.S. Medicaid program. Story: …

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New Federal Office to Address Climate Change as a Health Equity …

WebTo address the impact of climate change on the health of the American people, President Biden directed the department of Health and Human Services to …

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To Address Health Disparities, Race and Ethnicity Data Is Key

WebA: Data on race and ethnicity can be included with many different types of public health data. "Case surveillance" means reporting cases of tuberculosis, COVID …

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State Initiatives Pivot to Address Public Health Challenges During

WebResearch has consistently demonstrated strong links between people’s health and societal sectors such as employment, community development, education, housing, …

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Public Health Agencies Need Better Data to Promote Well Being …

WebKathy Talkington directs The Pew Charitable Trusts’ public health programs. We all deserve to lead healthy lives, but many factors that affect our well-being are …

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Land Use and Community Planning Strategies Can Promote Health …

WebThe Urban Institute determined that comprehensive zoning code reform, in conjunction with a comprehensive plan update, can lead to better outcomes that reflect a …

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Health Impact Assessments, Community Engagement Can …

WebMethodology. The research summarized information from 246 HIAs and seven other initiatives, grounded in HIA principles, conducted between January 2004 and …

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America's Oral Health Is Improving Thanks to Better Prevention

WebOn Feb. 28, 2007, The Washington Post reported a tragedy: “Twelve-year-old Deamonte Driver died of a toothache Sunday.A routine, $80 tooth extraction might …

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Community Partnerships Are Critical to Improving Maternal, Infant

WebTogether, these groups support VHHAF’s Maternal Health Collaborative (MHC), which aims to ensure that maternal populations have access to community …

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America's Mental Health Crisis The Pew Charitable Trusts

WebYoung people are contending with anxiety, jails have become de facto mental health centers, and deaths are rising from drug overdoes—but we know the way …

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Do Health Impact Assessments Promote Equity

WebMore than two-thirds of the completed HIAs studied included equity considerations. Frequently helped increase people’s knowledge about health and health …

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State Prisons and the Delivery of Hospital Care

WebIts findings include: Off-site care costs are a significant part of correctional health budgets. For example, Virginia spent 27 percent of its prison health care budget …

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Black Adolescent Suicide Rate Reveals Urgent Need to Address …

WebBlack adolescents are significantly less likely than their peers in other demographic groups to receive mental health care. This is due, in part, to systemic …

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A User’s Guide to Legislative Health Notes

Web1 Health Notes in Action Health notes have been used to examine the potential health and equity implications of proposed policies related to housing, education, employment, and …

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It’s Time to Create Mentally Healthy Workplaces

WebCompanies, nonprofits, and government entities are making mental health part of their internal programming to grapple with increasingly complex workplaces. As …

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Coming Together to Achieve Effective Policy Solutions: A …

WebIn an increasingly complex world, moving public policy in a positive direction requires dedication and collaboration. So on April 2, The Pew Charitable Trusts hosted a …

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Atlantic City's Watchdogs The Pew Charitable Trusts

WebThis report was updated on Nov. 20, 2015 with a new cover image. Overview . When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie named an emergency manager in January …

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As Property Tax Bills Rise, States Look for Long-Term Solutions

WebProperty tax relief is high on the agenda of many lawmakers from states in the Mountain West, where property values have skyrocketed in part because of an influx of …

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Fisheries Managers Can Limit Risk in the Seafood Supply Chain

WebGetting seafood from the ocean to the marketplace is complicated and often risky, with numerous players and ample opportunities for bad actors to skirt the rules. …

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In Western Australia, a Conservation Model for the World

WebFrom a conservation perspective, the sprawling, sun-drenched expanse of Western Australia is a prime opportunity. The state’s rich tapestry of life – which includes …

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