• This issue brief provides a snapshot of non-MAGI enrollment during the PHE and anticipated changes after the PHE ends as well as key state enrollment and renewal policies in place as of July 2022, and state plans for resuming normal operations when the continuous enrollment requirement is lifted. (kff.org)
  • States must maintain Medicaid coverage for people enrolled on or after March 18, 2020, as a condition of receiving enhanced federal matching funds during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. (kff.org)
  • Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS), Ranchi organized a webinar on 'New Education Policy, 2020: Challenges and Opportunities ahead' here on Monday. (dailypioneer.com)
  • Moving forward, Prof. Jean Dreze, Economist, Social Scientist and Activist highlighted his concerns regarding the National Education Policy 2020 in a very well structured way, as he drove our attention towards the feasibility of making Higher Educational Institutions - non profitable in nature. (dailypioneer.com)
  • Mine Islar is lead Author (2017-2020) for the Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, chapter on policy tools and instruments with a special focus on the tradeoffs in SDGs and their potential implications on biodiversity. (lu.se)
  • The U.S. Public Health Emergency (PHE) that began at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic concluded on May 11, 2023, ending the temporary policies started in response to the pandemic. (healthlawpolicy.org)
  • The Mental Health Foundation welcomes publication of the Mental Health Strategy 2021-2031 for Northern Ireland. (mentalhealth.org.uk)
  • New NCHS report describes the percentage of children aged 5-17 years who have received mental health treatment in the past 12 months by selected characteristics, based on data from the 2021 National Health Interview Survey. (cdc.gov)
  • DSMES may reduce health care costs associated with hospital admissions, readmissions, and complications while improving health outcomes for participants. (cdc.gov)
  • Higher tobacco taxes for better health and revenue outcomes in Kosovo. (who.int)
  • Now, more than two years into the pandemic, studies continue to show adverse and lingering mental health outcomes as a result of the pandemic . (newsecuritybeat.org)
  • There is evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the mental health of young people, resulting in various adverse health outcomes and risky health behaviors. (newsecuritybeat.org)
  • Those who experienced more perceived discrimination as a result of the pandemic reported worse mental health outcomes . (newsecuritybeat.org)
  • Refugees and displaced people who are undocumented or temporarily documented, have insecure housing, and/or live in the street or asylum centers had worse mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic than their counterparts . (newsecuritybeat.org)
  • When a person experiences mental health issues in their early years, the adverse effects on health outcomes and resilience may be seen throughout their entire life - even if they come from well-resourced, well-educated families. (mentalhealthcommission.ca)
  • Stark disparities in health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic led to health policy funding and interventions addressing social needs and social determinants of health to improve health equity. (rwjf.org)
  • No matter the policy mechanism, leaders from government and health payers should explicitly recognize health equity as the goal and systemic structural racism as a fundamental cause of racial inequities in health, economic, and social outcomes. (rwjf.org)
  • EIPM is increasingly recognized as one of the key strategies that can contribute to health systems strengthening and the improvement of health outcomes. (bvsalud.org)
  • As of 2019, non-MAGI enrollment accounted for a minority (21%) of total Medicaid enrollment , but covered services for these enrollees comprised the majority (55%) of Medicaid spending , on account of their often intensive and chronic health and long-term care needs. (kff.org)
  • The next in the series, held in October 2019, addressed education, and included presentations on initiatives to address mental and behavioral health needs in rural schools, research and implementation of community school models, and tribal education initiatives and culturally-competent evaluation strategies. (wisc.edu)
  • As the document highlights, almost 1 billion people, including 14% of the world's adolescents, were living with a mental health disorder in 2019. (medscape.com)
  • Occupational Health Watch: July 2019. (cdc.gov)
  • and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared racism to be a public health threat for the first time. (rwjf.org)
  • The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating a large outbreak of recent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among persons who inject drugs (PWID). (cdc.gov)
  • The brief, l ed by AHOP's Ethiopian National Centre - College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University , highlights potential revisions to the processes of training, deployment, and career development of HEP health extension workers (HEWs). (who.int)
  • Colorado has made major strides in increasing access to health care over the last 10 years, but consistently increasing costs put health care out of reach for families. (bellpolicy.org)
  • Reforms made over the past decade by Colorado policymakers, including those possible because of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA), allowed our state to improve health, particularly access to insurance coverage, for hundreds of thousands of people. (bellpolicy.org)
  • Access to health care is the first step toward better health and economic mobility. (bellpolicy.org)
  • Affordable health care is another key component, one that demands immediate attention. (bellpolicy.org)
  • As shown in our recent report on Colorado's middle class families , incomes for two-adult, two-child households have risen only 21 percent between 2000 and 2016, but health care costs have risen 70 percent over the same time period. (bellpolicy.org)
  • In our latest Briefed by the Bell, we look at Colorado's current health care landscape and some innovative policies that will relieve some costs for families across the state. (bellpolicy.org)
  • The House and Senate health care bills are riddled with policies that will be bad for America and threaten our health care freedom. (iwf.org)
  • No legislation built on a foundation of handouts, earmarks, and shameless payoffs can be expected to coherently address the long-term drivers of health care costs. (iwf.org)
  • Americans will begin paying for health care reform legislation immediately, through higher taxes, fees and penalties, but don't actually begin receiving benefits until 2014. (iwf.org)
  • Both bills contain a plethora of new taxes to defray the costs of this national health care takeover. (iwf.org)
  • There are better ways to address the nation's health care woes without a wholesale government takeover. (iwf.org)
  • In the long-term, the only way to truly bend the cost curve is by providing consumers with ownership and control over their health care dollars so that they will make smart, conscious choices. (iwf.org)
  • Should legislators truly be interested in addressing the nation's health care woes, they will scrap these bills entirely and begin anew. (iwf.org)
  • Brief review of the health system in Serbia provides informations on organization and provision of services, financing, resources or corruption in health care system of Serbia. (hpi.sk)
  • Health care system is a Bismarck model with social insurance based on universal health coverage from the National Health Insurance Fund. (hpi.sk)
  • Financing of hospitals in Serbia is based on DRG system while primary health care is based on capitation. (hpi.sk)
  • Health care of the population is directly provided through a network of health care institutions and divided to three levels: primary, secondary and tertiary health care. (hpi.sk)
  • It is possible to distinguish levels of corruption in health care in Serbia which are strongly interconnected: macro, mezzo and micro level. (hpi.sk)
  • In most states, care for those with behavioral health problems is so poor that the nation's prisons have become the default treatment centers for many of the most vulnerable mental health patients. (healthjournalism.org)
  • Because of a shortage of community mental health resources, the state's prisons have become a major provider of mental health care," she wrote. (healthjournalism.org)
  • The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released final updates Nov. 2 to policies detailing how the agency pays health care providers who treat Medicare patients. (pewtrusts.org)
  • Sending syndromic surveillance data-which aggregates data from individual patient interactions to paint communitywide pictures of potential health threats and track the emergence or spread of illnesses-remains optional, although providers can get bonus points for doing so and that could help increase how much CMS reimburses them for care. (pewtrusts.org)
  • In the next policy update, CMS should consider requiring urgent care and emergency room providers to send syndromic surveillance data. (pewtrusts.org)
  • Such efforts could help to optimize HEP, which serves as a flagship program in the delivery of primary health care (PHC) in Ethiopia. (who.int)
  • Many North Carolinians lack access to affordable oral health care. (oralhealthnc.org)
  • Given this reality, it is prudent that oral health stakeholders consider the following changes aimed at systems reform to increase access to oral health care for all North Carolinians. (oralhealthnc.org)
  • The below mentioned priorities will serve as a strong foundation for increasing access to oral health care, and our hope is that the guide helps agencies prioritize their own engagement in oral health policy advocacy. (oralhealthnc.org)
  • The HSJ Digital Transformation Summit unites technology leaders from trusts, CCGs and ICSs to explore technologies, innovations and improvements that will have a transformative effect on our future health and care system. (hsj.co.uk)
  • However, there were no specific new spending announcements for training budgets, public health or social care. (hsj.co.uk)
  • Nurses engaged in the policy arena often are asked to provide information on a health care topic of interest to policy makers. (collegenursingpapers.com)
  • s health care costs surge again, most insured consumers are enjoying greater access to care, many health plans are prospering and employers are wringing their hands over how to pay for it all, according to market and health policy analysts at the Center for Studying Health System Change s (HSC) sixth annual Wall Street roundtable. (hschange.org)
  • n the wake of a booming economy and a tight labor market, health care cost-control efforts have taken a back seat to consumer demand for more care and a broader choice of physicians and hospitals. (hschange.org)
  • Currently, consumers health care expectations are almost limitless, said Roberta Walter Goodman, a Merrill Lynch managing director. (hschange.org)
  • If you look at what we expect out of our health care system, we think it should cover anything we need, anytime we want it, from whomever we want it with no delays. (hschange.org)
  • Physician costs, which used to be flat to down, are now in the mid-single digits, and outpatient care is now the largest single incremental cost trend facing health plans. (hschange.org)
  • In recent years, consumers largely have been sheltered from rising health care costs, as the strong economy and tight labor market prompted employers to offer generous health benefits, Goodman said. (hschange.org)
  • While rising life expectancy marks a major achievement for the health care system, policymakers and stakeholders must work to build a health care infrastructure to support longer lives. (allhealthpolicy.org)
  • Health Care without Walls: A Roadmap for Reinventing U.S. Health Care. (allhealthpolicy.org)
  • Summary of policy developments that affect farmworker health and access to health care. (farmworkerjustice.org)
  • The Human Rights Report's silence on women's health and rights is deafening," said Michelle Nunn, president and CEO of CARE. (care.org)
  • This briefing has been prepared by JDRF in advance of the second reading of the Health and Care Bill in Parliament. (jdrf.org.uk)
  • The briefing aimed to provide suggestions for areas of improvement to the Bill to better support people with type 1 diabetes and their care, ensuring all can access the treatments they could benefit from. (jdrf.org.uk)
  • Fenway Health: Health Care Is A Right, Not A Privilege. (fenwayhealth.org)
  • The intended audience is policymakers, journalists, and others concerned about improving health care in the United States. (safeassignment.org)
  • The legal landscape around access to reproductive health care services was substantially altered after the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization . (bvsalud.org)
  • Some have gone as far as imposing criminal and civil penalties on physicians and other clinicians who provide evidence-based, clinically indicated reproductive health care services and information that is guided by biomedical ethics and provided in the best interest of the patient 's health and well-being. (bvsalud.org)
  • The College also offers policymakers and payers recommendations to promote equitable access to reproductive health care services and safeguard maternal health . (bvsalud.org)
  • ACP reaffirms its opposition to undue and unnecessary governmental interference in the patient - physician relationship that criminalizes the provision of health care made in the physician 's clinical judgment and based on clinical evidence and the standard of care . (bvsalud.org)
  • This report reviews the quality of health care in Japan, and seeks to highlight best practices, and provides a series of targeted assessments and recommendations for further improvements to quality of care. (oecd.org)
  • Excellent health care will be central to achieving this. (oecd.org)
  • Such light-touch governance and abundant flexibility, however, may not best meet the health care needs of a super-ageing society. (oecd.org)
  • Japan needs to shift to a more structured health system, separating out more clearly different health care functions (primary care, acute care and long-term care, for example) to ensure that peoples' needs can be met by the most appropriate service, in a coordinated manner if needed. (oecd.org)
  • In order to reduce health inequities and address social determinants of health, it is necessary to look beyond health systems to upstream policies formulated across sectors-such as housing, education, child care, and labor. (rwjf.org)
  • The pandemic's disproportionately devastating effects opened a significant political window of opportunity and financing for addressing social needs through health policy and health care transformation. (rwjf.org)
  • In addition, it increases health care costs. (medscape.com)
  • and providing health education for health care providers and community members. (cdc.gov)
  • Adult lead exposure: a guide for health care providers. (cdc.gov)
  • Because diet influences the potential for learning as well as health, an objective of the first national education goal is that children 'receive the nutrition and health care needed to arrive at school with healthy minds and bodies' (3). (cdc.gov)
  • Provincial and territorial health systems across Canada continue to struggle with delivering timely access to primary-care services. (bvsalud.org)
  • In 2016, 74% of Canadians reported in the Commonwealth International Health Policy Survey that they received excellent or very good care from their regular doctor, which is. (bvsalud.org)
  • The World Health Assembly in 2005 urged Member States to establish or strengthen knowledge transfer mechanisms to support evidence-informed health policies and health care delivery. (bvsalud.org)
  • Urban areas across Latin America face increasing health impacts from climate change. (drexel.edu)
  • This brief describes what we know about the current and future impacts of climate change on health and health equity, what some cities in Latin America are doing to maximize the co-benefits of climate action, and what urban policymakers and public health researchers can do to support effective urban policies and interventions. (drexel.edu)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching, negative impacts on health and well-being, particularly in population mental health. (newsecuritybeat.org)
  • Global health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic can have serious impacts on the mental health of parents, children, and families. (mentalhealthcommission.ca)
  • Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a policy report to confront the increasingly strong and lasting impacts that climate change is having directly and indirectly on people's mental health and psychosocial well-being. (medscape.com)
  • ATSDR is working with other federal, state, and local environmental and public health agencies to evaluate public health impacts at sites that processed Libby vermiculite. (cdc.gov)
  • El transporte público colectivo y el transporte activo en tiempos de pandemia outlines key recommendations for adapting and supporting public mass transit and active transportation systems to promote safe, healthy, and equitable mobility in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. (drexel.edu)
  • The 12-page booklet provides an introduction to key concepts related to HiAP, research and evidence to support this approach, and recommendations for policymakers and for the academic community for leveraging action across sectors to promote health, equity, and environmental sustainability. (drexel.edu)
  • The policy brief details potential health effects and evaluation designs, recommendations for intersectoral planning, and shares three case studies of current evaluations from the SALURBAL project. (drexel.edu)
  • In addition, this brief details specific recommendations for policy makers and civil society to address the mental health impact of COVID-19 going forward. (newsecuritybeat.org)
  • Please note: the outlined recommendations are not necessarily current policy priorities of NCOHC. (oralhealthnc.org)
  • Select one of the recommendations within the IOM The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health: Report Recommendations to focus on for this assignment. (collegenursingpapers.com)
  • A series of policy briefs include evidence-based recommendations to help people through the immediate health and economic crises and longer-term recommendations to ensure a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. (rwjf.org)
  • In the report we just published, we provide comprehensive recommendations on how to transform mental health systems for all, such as trying to integrate climate change considerations into policies and programs for mental health or building on existing global commitments, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or the Paris Agreement. (medscape.com)
  • Disseminating policy recommendations to reduce fatigue in nurses. (cdc.gov)
  • The guidelines include recommendations on seven aspects of a school-based program to promote healthy eating: school policy on nutrition, a sequential, coordinated curriculum, appropriate instruction for students, integration of school food service and nutrition education, staff training, family and community involvement, and program evaluation. (cdc.gov)
  • The recommendations in this report are intended to help personnel and policymakers at the school, district, state, and national levels meet the national health objectives and education goals by implementing school-based nutrition education policies and programs. (cdc.gov)
  • These recommendations complement CDC guidelines for school health programs to prevent the spread of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (4), to prevent tobacco use and addiction (5), and to promote physical activity (6). (cdc.gov)
  • Although the meals served by school food service programs are an important part of a school health program, this report does not provide specific recommendations related to purchasing and preparing food for school meals. (cdc.gov)
  • CDC policy briefs provide a summary of evidence-based best practices or policy options for a public health issue. (cdc.gov)
  • Our team produce policy briefs on key public health issues. (publichealth.ie)
  • 1 Jan, 2012 - What would you like the public health policy to achieve? (publichealth.ie)
  • Yet mental health services have struggled to keep pace due to long wait times, inadequate training of practitioners in early years mental health, and weak accountability mechanisms for public funding. (mentalhealthcommission.ca)
  • It is time we remove these barriers and expanded public health systems to prevent new infections. (cdc.gov)
  • The rules cover a lot of ground, but include major steps forward for public health data sharing and the safety of health information technology (IT) systems. (pewtrusts.org)
  • On public health reporting, CMS announced that it would require providers who treat Medicare patients to share data electronically with public health agencies on cases of disease and immunizations. (pewtrusts.org)
  • However, not all of the information that public health agencies need was included in the final rule. (pewtrusts.org)
  • Because EHRs have not been required to have the capacity to report all types of public health data, CMS granted providers a one-year extension for electronic case reporting if their EHRs do not yet have this functionality. (pewtrusts.org)
  • ONC, as the agency that oversees health IT, should follow the CMS' lead and pass its own regulations requiring these systems to be able to send all public health data to agencies electronically. (pewtrusts.org)
  • The new CMS rules represent significant progress for public health and health IT safety. (pewtrusts.org)
  • The End of a Public Health Emergency or the End for Healthcare Access? (healthlawpolicy.org)
  • Dr. Tetrault is a Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Vice-chief for Education for the Section of General Internal Medicine, Associate Director for the Program in Addiction Medicine, and Program Director for Addiction Medicine Fellowship at Yale School of Medicine. (yale.edu)
  • Fenway Health receives HRSA Health Center Program grant funding under 42 U.S.C. § 254b and has been deemed a Public Health Service employee for purposes of certain liability protections, including Federal Tort Claims Act coverage, under 42 U.S.C. § 233 (g)-(n). (fenwayhealth.org)
  • Health policy briefs are created by experts in the field through funding from public and private grants. (safeassignment.org)
  • To mitigate the effects of this public health emergency, a range of new public health policies and programs were created. (rwjf.org)
  • The COVID-19 public health emergency elucidated ways that systemic structural racism and inequities in social determinants of health manifest disparities in health and unmet social needs. (rwjf.org)
  • Increased awareness of this public health problem and use of improved culture methods and sensitive nucleic acid amplification assays for detecting infected children and respiratory carriers are needed to identify and adequately investigate outbreaks of K. kingae disease. (cdc.gov)
  • This trend has substantial public health consequences because the incidence of infectious diseases in general, and of those caused by respiratory pathogens in particular, has substantially increased among daycare center attendees ( 1 , 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The purpose of this HAN Advisory is to alert public health departments and healthcare providers of the possibility of HIV outbreaks among PWID and to provide guidance to assist in the identification and prevention of such outbreaks. (cdc.gov)
  • Consequently, many experts to refer to this public health phenomenon as the new major pandemic. (medscape.com)
  • The sites that processed Libby vermiculite will be evaluated by (1) identifying ways people could have been exposed to asbestos in the past and ways that people could be exposed now and (2) determining whether the exposures represent a public health hazard. (cdc.gov)
  • ATSDR will use the information gained from the site-specific investigations to recommend further public health actions as needed. (cdc.gov)
  • ATSDR will also identify further actions as necessary to protect public health. (cdc.gov)
  • This report may also be useful to students, to parents, and to personnel in local and state health departments, community-based health and nutrition programs, pediatric clinics, and training institutions for teachers and public health professionals. (cdc.gov)
  • Focus H of the World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine World Health Organization. (wikipedia.org)
  • SALURBAL produces policy and research briefs for policymakers, researchers, and members of civil society and the private sector working to improve health in Latin America's cities. (drexel.edu)
  • The document reviews challenges and opportunities related to knowledge to policy translation for urban health in Latin America and presents concrete actions for improving how the research community engages with policymakers and other actors. (drexel.edu)
  • Representation on relevant advisory boards and strategic panels and committees, within and outside academia, and participation in local, national, and global climate and sustainability meetings aimed at policymakers and the science-policy interface. (lu.se)
  • The goal of the policy consultation is to overcome the isolation of policymakers and practitioners working in the agriculture, nutrition, and health sectors and to leverage the strong interactions and synergies among these sectors. (wikipedia.org)
  • Other dynamics at play include fewer Coloradans having access to coverage through an employer, many Coloradans bearing greater out-of-pocket costs than before - higher than in most of the country - and increasing health insurance costs. (bellpolicy.org)
  • From guaranteed issue to community rating to ending coverage caps, these provisions interfere with the health insurance market, raising costs for the young and healthy in order to cover the sick and elderly. (iwf.org)
  • This analysis also provides the first clear picture of hepatitis C treatment among people without health coverage. (cdc.gov)
  • We found jarringly low cure levels across the board for people diagnosed with hepatitis C. Overall, only one in three people diagnosed with hepatitis C were cured, and only one in six adults under the age of 40, without health coverage, were cured. (cdc.gov)
  • First, health coverage policies often make it difficult for people with hepatitis C to access treatment. (cdc.gov)
  • Policy Brief: Anchoring universal health coverage in the right to health: What difference would it make? (bvsalud.org)
  • For many Americans, health insurance premiums will rise. (iwf.org)
  • Sharing charts, maps, and more to show who Americans are, how policy affects the everyday, and how we can use data to make a difference. (pewtrusts.org)
  • A curation of original analyses, data visualizations, and commentaries, examining the debates and efforts to improve health worldwide. (cfr.org)
  • This policy brief was co-produced by the SALURBAL project in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and describes initiatives by each organization to advance HiAP implementation. (drexel.edu)
  • The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news, KFF is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California. (kff.org)
  • Founding members of this coalition include the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH), the National Organization for Women (NOW), Legal Momentum, and the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF). (now.org)
  • Context: The West African Health Organization (WAHO) is vigorously supporting evidence-informed policymaking (EIPM) in the countries of West Africa. (bvsalud.org)
  • And thank you all for joining us for today's briefing to discuss CDC's most recent analysis of U.S. hepatitis C data. (cdc.gov)
  • Dr. Carolyn Wester, Director of CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis and Dr. Francis Collins from the National Institutes of Health, who serves as the lead for the White House's National Hepatitis C Elimination Initiative. (cdc.gov)
  • For more information on CDC's web notification policies, see Website Disclaimers . (cdc.gov)
  • Other negative effects include health and environmental risks to producers and laborers by being exposed to bad weather, handling chemical and biological products, working long hours, or using dangerous agricultural machinery. (wikipedia.org)
  • An ATSDR health consultation is a verbal or written response from ATSDR to a specific request for information about health risks related to a specific site, a chemical release, or the presence of hazardous material. (cdc.gov)
  • In your role as an advanced practice nurse, how would you advocate for or against the policy implementation? (safeassignment.org)
  • These guidelines are based on a synthesis of research, theory, and current practice and are consistent with the principles of the national health education standards (29), the opportunity-to-learn standards for health education (29), the position papers of leading voluntary organizations involved in child nutrition (30), and the national action plan to improve the American diet (31). (cdc.gov)
  • This report explores how knowledge translation (‎KT)‎ and cultural contexts are conceptualized and utilized, with a focus on health policy-making theory and practice. (bvsalud.org)
  • Traditionally, DSMES interventions have been "formal program[s] where patients and family members participate in an outpatient service conducted at a hospital/health facility," but the evolution of patient needs and available technology is expanding the way interventions are delivered. (cdc.gov)
  • Health in All Urban Policies: Lessons from Latin American Cities outlines the core principles of a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach to understanding how urban environments affect health, and how urban policies and interventions across sectors can impact the health of people living in cities. (drexel.edu)
  • Planning Health Evaluations of Housing and Neighborhood Interventions: Lessons from Latin America ​ discusses opportunities to integrate health evaluations into the design and implementation of urban policies. (drexel.edu)
  • Housing and neighborhood interventions can be important interventions that deliver packaged benefits to improve urban health and well-being, but more evidence is needed regarding their effects under different conditions and the pathways underlying these effects to inform policy changes. (drexel.edu)
  • Sustainable Transport and Urban Health: Lessons from Latin America explores strategies and interventions from throughout the region that support active transport and mobility in cities. (drexel.edu)
  • This review focuses on national and subnational Mediterranean diet (MD) and Nordic diet (ND) interventions and policies in the WHO European Region. (bvsalud.org)
  • Information for consumers of vermiculite products has been developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ATSDR, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). (cdc.gov)
  • Knowledge brokering: Knowledge brokering refers to the operational linkage between research institutions and policy-makers in a way that optimizes the translation of research findings to policy. (who.int)
  • While Russia is determined to restore what its leaders consider to be its rightful place among the world's great powers, Mankoff, in R ussian Foreign Policy: The Return of Great Power Politics , writes: "Today's Russian Federation is hardly suited to play the Soviet Union's role of superpower rival to the Untied States. (cfr.org)
  • Through its Salud Urbana en América Latina (SALURBAL) project, The Urban Health Network for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC-Urban Health) promotes urban health research and the translation of scientific evidence into real-world solutions. (drexel.edu)
  • To advance research and action on racial/ethnic health inequities in Latin American countries, local, state, and national decision-makers must improve the collection of high-quality data on race and ethnicity and make it available to researchers and all society. (drexel.edu)
  • How can urban health research drive the development of evidence-based policies? (drexel.edu)
  • The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. (kff.org)
  • Greater investments are necessary in data, research, and policy making focused on the significance of population mental health. (newsecuritybeat.org)
  • Research shows that 50% of mental health problems are established by the age of 14 and 75% are established by age 24. (mentalhealth.org.uk)
  • Gendered Imbalances in Health Research. (amsterdamumc.org)
  • The pandemic thus put a spotlight on the considerable research connecting systemic structural racism to disparities in health and the unmet social needs that contribute to poor health. (rwjf.org)
  • In the meantime, further research is needed to inform policies that will sustainably address social determinants of health and unmet social needs beyond the acute phase. (rwjf.org)
  • A brief provides background on federal and state paid family leave policies (PFL), highlights domestic and international research that shows PFL provides a range of benefits, and lays out principles for a universal PFL program. (rwjf.org)
  • The conference is organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) with support from the Asian Development Bank, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), the Indian Economic Association, IDRC, PepsiCo, UK Department for International Development (DFID), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Feed the Future Initiative, and The World Bank. (wikipedia.org)
  • International Food Policy Research Institute. (wikipedia.org)
  • Strengthening the use of research evidence to advance health impact - To improve health and well-being and accelerate the achievement of the Triple Billion targets, we need better evidence for better decisions. (bvsalud.org)
  • The European Health Information Initiative was set up to strengthen the use of evidence, information and research for polic. (bvsalud.org)
  • KT takes place within cultural contexts that can powerfully frame what policy problems are and what type of research is accepted by po. (bvsalud.org)
  • The use of research evidence as an input for health decision-making is a need for most health systems. (bvsalud.org)
  • and engaging communities and historically marginalized populations in policy implementation and design. (rwjf.org)
  • Policy implementation and design must meaningfully engage communities and historically marginalized populations to build trust, respect, and cultural competency. (rwjf.org)
  • The restructure, revisit and revamp approach and the sustainable development goals set by the policy will help in responding to the challenges in education sector of the century. (dailypioneer.com)
  • Mine Islar is also the author of the chapter on "Distributive Justice'" in the Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Good Health and Well-Being. (lu.se)
  • Food and Urban Health: Lessons from Latin America presents leading challenges in urban nutrition in the context of demographic changes, poverty, and markets and regulations. (drexel.edu)
  • NCIWR seeks to bring equality to immigrant women through fair immigration policy so that women living in the U.S., regardless of origin, race, immigration status or ability, can live free of discrimination, oppression, workplace abuses and violence and be afforded the opportunity to rise out of poverty through fair wages, benefits and the support system they need to raise their families. (now.org)
  • Combating discrimination and advancing women and girls throughout our U.S. foreign policy and development assistance is crucial to defeating poverty worldwide. (care.org)
  • Poor health affects farm productivity and household income, creating a vicious circle of poverty, food insecurity, and ill health. (wikipedia.org)
  • Focused on the reduction of disaster risk, climate resilience, and mental health and psychosocial support at city level, this project resulted from a collaboration between the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Indian National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), which began in 2017. (medscape.com)
  • The policy brief describes mechanisms that can be implemented to affect food-related behaviors and consumption, and highlights innovative policies, laws, and programs from the region. (drexel.edu)
  • Our health is not just driven by what happens in a doctor's office, or by our habits and behaviors, but also by the conditions in which we live, grow, work, and learn. (wisc.edu)
  • School health programs can help children and adolescents attain full educational potential and good health by providing them with the skills, social support, and environmental reinforcement they need to adopt long-term, healthy eating behaviors. (cdc.gov)
  • We work actively to engage policy makers - to support them to make informed and evidence-based decisions. (lu.se)
  • On March 7, in celebration of International Women's Day, the newly-formed National Coalition for Immigrant Women's Rights (NCIWR), comprised of grassroots and advocacy organizations nationwide, is honored to brief members of Congress and staff about the need for comprehensive immigration reform that addresses the needs of women and their families. (now.org)
  • Policy advocacy. (who.int)
  • LUCSUS researchers contributes to various high level reports, assessments and dialogues such as the Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). (lu.se)
  • As the data provided in the recently released Mental Health and Climate Change Policy Brief indicate, there are large gaps in many countries between mental health needs and the services and systems available to address them. (medscape.com)
  • NCIWR is asking Congress to consider enacting policies that will improve the lives of immigrant women and their families. (now.org)
  • But policy changes must go beyond acute responses to the pandemic to sustainably address both urgent social needs and the underlying systemic issues causing them. (rwjf.org)
  • While there are countless bad policies contained in thousands of pages of legislation, several aspects of the existing bills are particularly problematic. (iwf.org)
  • An important implication of this definition is that it identifies mental health as an integral component of health, deserving of equal protection and promotion even in legislation. (cheld.org)
  • Most electronic health record (EHR) systems already have the capacity to send this information. (pewtrusts.org)
  • Meanwhile, CMS will also ask providers to attest annually that they're taking steps to improve the safety and ease of use of their health IT systems. (pewtrusts.org)
  • By making health IT safety a required area of focus, CMS is recognizing that systems such as EHRs are critical for providing safe and quality treatment. (pewtrusts.org)
  • This would lead to greater investment in human and financial resources for mental health services and systems. (medscape.com)
  • While the chancellor had plenty to say on coronavirus, developments also rumbled on away from Parliament (which was without health minister Nadine Dorries, who has tested positive for covid-19 and is now self-isolating at home). (hsj.co.uk)
  • View Report This Policy Paper provides a critique of two proposals to redesign the Medicare program: the "Medicare Preservation and Improvement Act of 1999" (S. 1895, introduced by Senator Breaux and others) and "The President's Plan to Modernize and Strengthen Medicare for the 21st Century. (rupri.org)
  • View Report This policy brief describes the experience to date with the Medicare+Choice program, focusing on changes in enrollment and plan formationthrough Fall 1999. (rupri.org)
  • Two weeks after the release of the policy report, which integrates key policies for countries to address one of the biggest challenges, the WHO published its largest review of global mental health since the turn of the century. (medscape.com)
  • This report summarizes strategies most likely to be effective in promoting healthy eating among school-age youths and provides nutrition education guidelines for a comprehensive school health program. (cdc.gov)
  • View policy brief This policy brief explains how the area wage index is calculated and used, and identifies the major unresolved issues related to its calculation and use. (rupri.org)
  • Pregnant and post-partum people are already vulnerable to mental health challenges, and their risk of developing mental health issues are elevated compared to the general population . (newsecuritybeat.org)
  • Mental health services are not equipped to handle increasing behavioural issues in young children. (mentalhealthcommission.ca)
  • The pandemic has only exacerbated both the rise in behavioural issues and the challenges of the mental health system. (mentalhealthcommission.ca)
  • More work is needed to build on these changes, but the agency should be commended for recognizing how these issues can affect the health of individuals and communities, and for taking action to close some significant gaps. (pewtrusts.org)
  • This document is part of a series of briefs on issues and approaches to promoting decent work for domestic workers. (ilo.org)
  • The World Health Organisation describes health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (cheld.org)
  • This brief presents a selection of potential policies and practices that may help rural residents access DSMES. (cdc.gov)
  • Globally, environmental factors that protect against poor mental health such as steady employment, social connection, and access to health services all decreased during the pandemic. (newsecuritybeat.org)
  • Private health insurance exists in supplementary form (covers faster access and enhanced consumer choice). (hpi.sk)
  • Furthermore, he discussed about the challenges of the policy which shed light on the unequal distribution of opportunities, access, and increase in dominance of private sector and the structure of the education. (dailypioneer.com)
  • Developing a policy agenda to ameliorate barriers and increase access to opioid agonist treatment workshop. (yale.edu)
  • Although the COVID-19 crisis is, in the first instance, a physical health crisis, it has the seeds of a major mental health crisis as well, if action is not taken. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • The mental health and wellbeing of whole societies have been severely impacted by this crisis and are a priority to be addressed urgently. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • The Department for Education is currently consulting on the new Health Education curriculum for schools and we believe that now is the time to prevent a growing crisis in children's mental health. (mentalhealth.org.uk)
  • I'm not sure it's correct to call a set of mental health problems a pandemic, but the reality is that many countries are ignoring or largely forgetting this crisis," Sarah Sheppard, WHO communications officer, told Univadis Spain. (medscape.com)
  • During the COVID-19 pandemic, increases in maternal deaths, pregnancy losses, and maternal depression suggest the added stressors of the pandemic have negatively impacted the health of parents, pregnant people, and children. (newsecuritybeat.org)
  • The simplest answer to improve the situation we face begins with a change in people's priorities when it comes to valuing mental health. (medscape.com)
  • AHOP presents a newly launched policy brief outlining possible strategies to address leading workforce challenges facing Ethiopia's Health Extension Program (HEP). (who.int)
  • Aging: Health Challenges and the Role of Social Connections. (allhealthpolicy.org)
  • One of Japan's foremost policy challenges is to create an economically-active ageing society. (oecd.org)
  • Knowledge to Policy Translation for Urban Health: Lessons from Latin American Cities explores how knowledge about the links between urban environments and health can inform action to promote urban health and health equity and contribute to environmental sustainability. (drexel.edu)
  • With a focus on health equity, RWJF stands strong in our commitment to a fair and just opportunity for health and wellbeing. (rwjf.org)
  • This updates previous reports by the RUPRI Health Panelon the progress of the Medicare+Choice program. (rupri.org)