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What We Really Do – and Don’t – Know About Health in This Nation
David Kindig, M.D., Ph.D.Altarum Institute Distinguished Scholar What do we know about the levels of population health and the state of medical care and the many other determinants of health across the...
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Combating PTSD and mTBI: Surfing the Second Wave of Telemental Health
Brad Smith, Ph.D.Research Director for Innovative Care Delivery, Altarum Institute While there is debate about the precise rate of prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and mild traumatic brain...
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Going For the Gold (Star) in Health Care
Joanne KenenHealth Policy Forum Contributing Writer Better Health, which began in February 2007, involves more than 20 stakeholders including health systems, hospitals, payors, and state and local...
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Electronic Health Records for All: Will We Fulfill the Promise or Defer the...
Ruth PerotExecutive Director and CEO, Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, Inc. A key component of Public Law 111-5, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health...
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Community Development: Creating Healthy Change, One Community at a Time
Danielle MarshallDirector of Community Engagement, KaBOOM! At some point, each of us has been an eyewitness to an injustice or infraction. While it is common to hear grumbles over the country’s current...
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KaBOOM!: 2,000 Playgrounds and Counting
Danielle MarshallDirector of Community Engagement, KaBOOM! Like many nonprofits, KaBOOM! exists to solve a problem—the play deficit. Our children are playing less than any previous generation, and this...
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Child’s Play: It’s a Social Justice Issue
Danielle MarshallDirector of Community Engagement, KaBOOM! From my window I can hear the sounds of children at play. Their giggles and chants echo what childhood should be—a carefree time to explore,...
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The Biggest Health Disparity of All: Control (Part 1)
Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.Director, Altarum Center for Consumer Choice in Health Care In many cases the health care system has determined that certain people are incapable of understanding their health issues...
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The Biggest Health Disparity of All: Control (Part 2)
Wendy Lynch, Ph.D.Director, Altarum Center for Consumer Choice in Health Care In many cases the health care system has determined that certain people are incapable of understanding their health issues...
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Reducing Obesity and Achieving Health Equity Through CDC’s New Community...
Jessica McDuffSenior Associate, Altarum InstituteIt’s been in the news and at the forefront of public health policy debates—childhood obesity has tripled in the past 30 years and now represents one of...
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New Federal Transportation Spending Bill Could Jeopardize the Vitality of Our...
Sarah LifseyPolicy Associate, Altarum InstituteWarm summer days and evenings draw many people outside to enjoy the weather and the extended daylight.
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Medicaid Expansion, States, and the Affordable Care Act: Red, Blue and...
Holly Korda, Ph.D. If states turn their backs on Medicaid expansion they leave a lot of federal money on the table. They also leave behind many vulnerable, low income constituents—our friends, families...
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Can You Trust Your Gut? The Importance of Asking Your Audience in Health...
Heather PierceDirector of Strategic Communications, Palladian Partners, Inc., An Altarum Company Palladian worked closely with NIDA staff to develop the first-ever, easy-to-read website on drug abuse,...
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Altarum Frames Our Cross-System Health Disparities Approach
Jodi AnthonySenior Associate, Community Health Systems, Altarum InstituteDenise RaybonSenior Policy Associate, Altarum InstituteLisa[1] is a highly motivated Community Health Worker (CHW) providing...
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Carrots over Sticks: Changing Eating Habits for Better Health and a Stronger...
Oran Hesterman, Ph.D.President and CEO of Fair Food NetworkConventional wisdom says that to change behavior you need to use both a carrot and a stick.
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