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WEBImproving mental health in low- and middle-income settings: Key findings from rigorous research. Mental health conditions are prevalent worldwide, especially among people living in poverty. In 2017, an estimated 10.7 …
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Improving mental health in low- and middle-income settings: Key
WEBMental health conditions are prevalent worldwide, especially among people living in poverty. In 2017, an estimated 10.7 percent of the global population had at least one mental health disorder. Meanwhile, access to services remains low even for those who seek care. Evidence on how to close this treatment gap is relatively sparse across low- …
The effect of nudges on health insurance take-up in …
WEBFor both health insurance take-up and plan switching, nudges—particularly low-intensity, non-personalized efforts—are cost-effective. Low-intensity efforts such as letters and emails cost an average of $0.78, with costs of …
Building an effective COVID-19 response: Strategies to improve …
WEBBetter understanding and addressing the social determinants of health is critical to improving individual and population health and advancing health equity. J-PAL North America’s COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Initiative aims to contribute to knowledge in this area by testing strategies to minimize the short and long-term public …
Designing information campaigns to increase adoption of healthy
WEBAccurate information can help people determine which behaviors lead to improved health outcomes, but information alone is not necessarily sufficient to motivate adoption of these behaviors. When the primary barrier to the adoption of a healthy behavior is lack of awareness, information that is framed in a specific and actionable way, conveyed …
Information to Increase Insurance Take-up and Reduce Market …
WEBHealth insurance plans were sold in four primary levels of coverage with increasing coverage of medical expenses and significant subsidies. For example, the Bronze Plan in California in 2019 for individuals below 250 percent of the FPL had a subsidized premium of $1 to $10 per member per month, reflecting an average subsidy of $371 per month.
Workplace Wellness Programs to Improve Employee Health …
WEBResearchers conducted a randomized evaluation of a comprehensive, multi-site workplace wellness program to evaluate the program’s impact on self-reported and clinical health outcomes, health care spending and utilization, and employment outcomes. The program did not have a measurable effect on any other self-reported or clinical measures of …
Understanding the role and importance of spillover effects
WEBA new J-PAL evidence wrap-up highlights three randomized evaluations that consider the spillover effects of three health care interventions. In this post, we discuss what spillover effects are, a summary of the highlighted studies highlighted, and the benefits to policymakers in considering spillover effects on a program or policy.
Prescribing Food as Medicine among Individuals Experiencing …
WEBDiabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases in the United States and is closely linked to food insecurity. Researchers evaluated the impact of an intensive food-as-medicine program that provides fresh food and diabetes education on health and health care utilization for individuals experiencing both diabetes and food insecurity. Researchers …
Primary School Deworming in Kenya The Abdul Latif Jameel …
WEBResearchers evaluated a mass school-based deworming program in Western Kenya, and found that deworming substantially improved health and school participation of treated children, as well as of untreated children in both treatment schools and neighboring schools. The program reduced school absenteeism by more than one-quarter, and was far …
Community Based Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality in …
WEBIn northern Nigeria, researchers evaluated the impact of three community-based interventions designed to enhance uptake of maternal and child health services: a community health worker program, health educators with the provision of safe birth kits, and health educators with community dramas. While the community health educators …
The limited impact of US workplace wellness programs on health …
WEBWhile two workplace wellness programs in the US improved some health behaviors, the programs had no impact on health outcomes, health care spending and utilization, and employment outcomes. Although workplace wellness programs vary widely, both studies evaluated comprehensive wellness programs that share common features …
Encouraging adherence to preventive health guidelines during a …
WEBThe health and social impacts and economic disruption caused by Covid-19 have increased the prevalence of mental health illnesses, especially among vulnerable groups in poverty. The stigma associated with being infected or being suspected as more likely to be infected can lead to harmful discrimination and negatively impact mental …
Strengthening Covid-19 immunization demand: Lessons from …
WEBVaccines are one of the most impactful and cost-effective public health commodities, responsible for protecting millions of people every year against various infectious diseases such as polio, measles, and, most recently, Covid-19. 1 Despite major accomplishments, Covid-19 vaccine campaigns continue to face challenges as of early …
J-PAL Policy Briefcase: Understanding Medicaid Expansion: …
WEBThe state of Oregon ofered a Medicaid expansion program for low-income, uninsured, and adults without a disability aged 19–64 years old who were not eligible for other public health insurance. In 2008, this program, which had been closed to new enrollment since 2004 due to budgetary constraints, had the capacity to enroll new adults.
The Impact of a Workplace Wellness Program in Illinois
WEBResearchers evaluated the effects of a large-scale workplace wellness program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on employee health beliefs, health behaviors, medical spending, and clinical and employment outcomes. The researchers found that financial incentives increased participation in the program, although only to a point.
Reducing Covid-19 Infections and Holiday Travel through Social …
WEBBy running a Facebook public health campaign, researchers found that social media messaging from doctors and nurses reduced holiday travel and subsequent Covid-19 infection rates. This suggests that social media campaigns may be an impactful and cost-effective way to slow the spread of Covid-19 and enact behavior change.
The Medium-Term Impact of Conditional Cash Transfers on Health …
WEBDespite economic growth in recent decades, Indonesia continues to lag behind on a number of health and education indicators. 1 For example, as of 2015, 37.2 percent of children under age 5 were affected by stunting—a condition where children have impaired growth and development due to a range of factors, such as poor nutrition and exposure to …
Training Informal Healthcare Providers to Improve the Quality of …
WEBUntrained healthcare providers reportedly provide more than 70 percent of primary care in India. The high number of informal providers is largely a response to the lack of trained public and private sector health workers, especially in rural or low-income urban areas. 2 Some believe that training informal providers is an important stopgap response until …
Evaluations The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
WEBPartnering with Innovations for Poverty Action, Soro Yiriwaso, and UNRIA, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of scaling the bundled VIF model from the previous study on the purchase and use of inputs by small-scale farmers as well as the profitability of agro-dealers. 1. 2.
The Impact of Reliable Electricity on Maternal and Newborn …
WEBHealth facilities did not incur any cost during the evaluation for installation, operation, or maintenance. Researchers evaluated the Solar Suitcase in thirty public sector health facilities without reliable electricity in the Central, Eastern, and Western regions of Uganda. Type of health facilities ranged from the first point of contact with
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