JULY-AUGUST 2024

SDOH, AGING, AND DEMENTIA CHALLENGES

Is about older individuals who have dementia and live alone. Read More

FY 2025 APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE

Describes Senate action on a Labor HHS spending bill for the next fiscal year, along with examining a phenomenon known as “midnight rulemaking.” Read More

HEALTH REFORM DEVELOPMENTS

Looks at insurance coverage, health costs, health quality, cannabis use, and informal caregivers and recipients. Read More

DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Discusses proposed student assistance regulations, Title IX regulations, and student loan relief. Read More

QUICK STAT (SHORT, TIMELY, AND TOPICAL)

  • The Role Of Doulas In Promoting Safe Sleep Among Infants In Black Communities  

  • Trends And Disparities In Diabetes Prevalence In The U.S. From 2012-2022

  • Remote-Controlled Sensing And Drug Delivery Via 3D-Printed Hollow Microneedles

  • Potential Treatments Of COVID-19 Related Diarrhea Read More

OBTAINABLE RESOURCES

  • Aging, Function, And Rehabilitation: Workshop Proceedings 

  • Race And Ethnicity In Higher Education: 2024 Status Report 

  • Unforeseen Health Care Bills And Coverage Denials Read More

ADDRESSING A PRIMARY CARE HEALTH WORKFORCE GAP

Pertains to a shortage of primary care physicians in the U.S. and the possibility of increasing the number of nurse practitioners and physician assistants to provide comparable services. Read More

CONCEPT OF DISEASE AND PATIENT-CENTERED HEALTH CARE

Refers to how all existing philosophical definitions of the term “disease” may struggle with coherency, causing much confusion and strife, and leading to inconsistencies in real-world practice. 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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