MAY 2023

DATA UNDERGIRD HEALTH POLICY FORMATION

Discusses from a historical perspective the importance of maintaining robust gathering of health data in the U.S. Read More

NECESSITY OF A DEBT LIMIT INCREASE

Is about efforts by the Biden Administration and Congress to agree on how to raise the federal debt ceiling. Read More

HEALTH REFORM DEVELOPMENTS

Looks at incomplete Medicaid data on beneficiary race/ethnicity, growth in health care costs, and the risk of losing health insurance. Read More

DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Describes educational opportunities for currently and formerly incarcerated individuals; and ASAHP’s involvement in influencing the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed policy on third-party servicers in higher education. Read More

QUICK STAT (SHORT, TIMELY, AND TOPICAL) 

  • Work Conditions And Serious Psychological Distress Among Working Adults Aged 18-64

  • Chronic Pain Among Adults: United States, 2019-2021

  • Smart Surgical Implant Coatings Provide Early Warning And Prevention Of Infection

  • Can Wearables Capture Well-Being? Read More

OBTAINABLE RESOURCES 

  • Electronic Health Information Exchange

  • Internships In Congressional Offices

  • Health Coverage of Noncitizens In The United States, 2024 Read More

DATA SHARING AND COMMUNITY RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS

Refers to how data sharing allows valuable information to be used for new hypotheses that may extend beyond original plans for the data. Read More

EXPERIMENTAL CRISPR THERAPY TREATMENT

Pertains to how some experimental studies are underway that use gene editing in human volunteers to treat everything from cancer to HIV and blood diseases. 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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