JULY-AUGUST 2023

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND GPT

Is about the prospect of having artificial intelligence replace human participants in conducting research and engaging in patient care. Read More

REACHING AGREEMENT ON FEDERAL SPENDING

Discusses how different perspectives are leading to a collision between the Senate and House for fiscal year 2024. Read More

HEALTH REFORM DEVELOPMENTS

Looks at how efforts to reform welfare policies in the early 1970s resulted in a cascading effect leading to enactment of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, national health expenditure projections, and Biden Administration proposals to lower health costs and strengthen patient protections. Read More

DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Describes some processes and policies of accreditor recognition; postsecondary student aid; and proposed federal regulations on distance education and state authorization. Read More

QUICK STAT (SHORT, TIMELY, AND TOPICAL)

  • Racial/Ethnic Disparities In Disability By Health Condition

  • Life Expectancy At Birth, By Sex

  • Making Architecture More Inclusive For Pediatric Hospital Patients

  • Moving Toward Single Cell Tattoos Read More

 

OBTAINABLE RESOURCES

  • Regenerative Medicine: Therapeutic Applications, Challenges, and Policy Options

  • Achieving Behavioral Health Care Integration In Rural America

  • Understanding Diversity Within The Higher Education Faculty Pipeline Read More

THE ROLE OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

Refers to how these factors influence health outcomes, along with a framework for conceptualizing and targeting key mechanisms to inform health practices. Read More

DEVASTATING CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

Pertains to how childhood maltreatment increases the risk of the onset of many physical and mental health problems. Read More

TRENDS is the official newsletter of the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (122 C St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, D.C., 20001. Tel: 202-237-6481) Trends is published 10 times each year and is available on the Association’s website at www.asahp.org. For more information, contact the editor, Thomas W. Elwood, Dr.PH.

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