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The American Council on Education announced it will add apprenticeships to its already significant learning evaluations portfolio and will work to improve postsecondary and workforce connections for these programs. Higher education partners will receive support to articulate apprenticeship credits into degree programs.
More information can be obtained at https://www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pages/New-ACE-Project-to-Enhance-Apprenticeship-Pathways-to-Employment.aspx.
Based on a Sex-Disaggregated Data Tracker, for every 10 deaths among confirmed COVID-19 cases in women, there are 13 in men even though females comprise a majority (51.7%) of confirmed cases in the U.S.
More data can be obtained at https://globalhealth5050.org/the-sex-gender-and-covid-19-project/the-data-tracker/?explore=country&country=USA#search.
Complimentary registration is now open for the 2020 ASAHP Connect & Engage Virtual Meeting on Thursday, October 22, from 1:00 – 3:30pm. Please register here to join your peers for a fast paced discussion on the latest happenings at ASAHP, a preview of the upcoming November elections, committee meetings, and exclusive networking sessions with your colleagues. The 2020 ASAHP Connect & Engage Virtual Meeting is made possible by the generous support of our gold sponsors (the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Professions, the University of Kansas School of Health Professions, and the UT Health San Antonio School of Health Professions) as well as our silver sponsors (the Rush University College of Health Sciences and the Salus University Office of Graduate Programs in Biomedicine).
The event website may be accessed here.
The Commonwealth Fund has developed the Medicare Data Hub, a resource for policymakers, researchers, health providers, advocates, and journalists to track the issues that affect health care for Medicare beneficiaries.
The Hub can be obtained at https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/2020/oct/medicare-data-hub?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Medicare.
A new brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation analyzes Medicaid enrollment and spending trends for FY 2020 and FY 2021 based on data provided by state Medicaid directors as part of the 20th annual survey of Medicaid directors in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Medicaid enrollment for fiscal year 2021 is expected to jump 8.2%, with state spending to accelerate by 8.4%.
The brief can be obtained at https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/medicaid-enrollment-spending-growth-fy-2020-2021/.
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its webpage on COVID-19 vaccine to inform health care providers about U.S. vaccination plans, how the CDC makes vaccination recommendations, and how future vaccines will be monitored for safety.
The webpage can be obtained at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.html.
A recent Gallup poll indicates that a willingness to be vaccinated against the coronavirus has dropped 11 percentage points, falling to 50% in late September. This sharp decline comes after the percentage dwindled from 66% in July to 61% in August.
Additional information can be obtained at https://news.gallup.com/poll/321839/readiness-covid-vaccine-falls-past-month.aspx.
HRSA has posted a notice of funding opportunity for the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals. The purpose of the program is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals while also improving distribution of a quality behavioral health workforce and thereby increasing access to behavioral health services. A special focus is placed on the knowledge and understanding of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth at risk for behavioral health disorders. The estimated total program funding is $44,200,000 with 92 expected awards. The application deadline is January 21, 2021.
More details may be accessed here.
Dr. Teri Stumbo, Chair of the ASAHP Education Committee, Dr. Anthony Breitbach, Chair of the ASAHP IPE Task Force, and Dr. Scott Bennie of Kettering College recently co-authored Organizational Models of Interprofessional Practice and Education in the United States: Results from a National Survey about the models institutions are using to embrace IPE. The report was in collaboration with the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC) and the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (NCIPE).
Learn more here.
A report from the Commonwealth Fund explores the impact the loss of income and employer health benefits is having on older adults, and how the movement of hundreds of thousands of Americans into Medicare will affect federal spending on the program.
The report can be obtained at https://www.commonwealthfund.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/Jacobson_COVID_impact_older_workers_ib_v3.pdf.
The Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) has announced an Open Call for IPE Experts to join them and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio to develop an institutional assessment tool. The deadline to apply is November 25, 2020.
More information and the application can be found here.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance on the spread of COVID-19, while acknowledging that we still are learning about how the virus spreads and the severity of illness it causes.
Updated information about the spread of COVID-19 can be obtained at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-covid-spreads.html.
The Trust for America’s Health is hosting a webinar titled, “Ensuring COVID-19 Vaccine Access, Safety, and Utilization: Building Vaccination Confidence in Communities of Color”. Presenters include the President of Howard University, Wayne A. I. Frederick, MD, MBA, FACS, the EVP of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Julie Morita, MD, and Michelle Cantu, MPH, of the National Association of County and City Health Officials. The webinar will be held at 1:00pm Eastern on October 21, 2020.
Registration and more details may be accessed here.
On Thursday, House Democrats passed a revised version of their COVID-19 relief legislation, an updated version of The Heroes Act. The $2.2 trillion package was approved by a vote of 214-207, with no Republicans voting in favor. The bill will not become law, but serves as the latest marker of Democratic priorities and messaging as the two parties continue to negotiate over key areas of disagreement.
The legislative text may be accessed here. A one-page overview may be accessed here. A section-by-section summary may be accessed here.
This morning President Trump signed a funding measure that would fund the government past the November election and through December 11, 2020. The continuing resolution was passed last week by the House and yesterday by the Senate.
On Monday, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum regarding the prohibition of racial sensitivity training. This is the second memo from OMB on the issue, after a September 4 memo and September 22 Executive Order. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee issued a letter to the OMB Director in which they voiced opposition to the actions and seek information.
Our September 24 newswire post on the Executive Order may be accessed here. The September 28 Memorandum may be accessed here. A Democratic letter to Director Vought may be accessed here. A Washington Post article may be accessed here.
On Wednesday, ASAHP joined over fifty organizations in urging the U.S. Department of Education to end its probe of Princeton University after the university’s president acknowledged institutional racism on its campus. A letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, which was led by the American Council on Education and signed by ASAHP, noted the importance of ensuring that campuses are examplars of equity and inclusivity, and warned that the Department of Education’s action could “chill the genuine efforts of hundreds of other institutions, many without the resources that Princeton has to defend itself against a federal investigation, to identify, recognize, and correct injustices.”
An article by Inside Higher Ed may be accessed here. The letter may be accessed here.
The National Institutes of Health has awarded nearly $234 million to improve COVID-19 testing for underserved and vulnerable populations. A part of the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative, the RADx Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) program will support 32 institutions across the U.S. and will focus on populations disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
More information can be obtained at https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-assess-expand-covid-19-testing-underserved-communities.
According to a report made available today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, weekly COVID-19 cases among college-aged youth increased 55% nationally between August 2 and September 5. Young adults, including those enrolled in colleges and universities, should take precautions, including mask wearing, social distancing, and hand hygiene, and follow local, state, and federal guidance for minimizing the spread of COVID-19. Institutions of higher education should take action to promote healthy environments.
The report can be obtained at https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6939e4.htm?s_cid=mm6939e4_w.
Inside Higher Ed provides an overview of how Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barret may impact the Supreme Court’s rulings on higher education if confirmed. The article covers issue including race in the admissions process, sexual misconduct, the Affordable Care Act, concealed firearms, and free-speech on campus.
The Inside Higher Ed article may be accessed here.
