October 2021
NEUROBIOLOGY OF LONELINESS
Involves a discussion of how loneliness is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, and that a deeper understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms that underly it is needed to identify potential intervention targets. Read More
BUDGET RECONCILIATION AT LOGGERHEADS
Describes how efforts are underway in Congress to advance both a $1 trillion infrastructure bill and a $3.5 trillion social policy and climate spending package. Read More
HEALTH REFORM DEVELOPMENTS
Refers to how not only do silos exist in the health sphere, but that other large silos in the overall U.S. economy have an impact on health care. Read More
DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Is about the challenge of providing affordable college education, improving educational quality, and reducing the excess amounts of time needed for many students to obtain a four-year college degree. Read More
QUICK STAT (SHORT, TIMELY, AND TOPICAL)
Emergency Department Visits Involving Dental Conditions, 2018
Health Care Spending For Working Americans
Near-Infrared Fluorogenic Spray For Rapid Tumor Sensing
Acupuncture In The Ear To Reduce Pain And Opioid Use For Total Knee Replacement Surgery Patients Read More
OBTAINABLE RESOURCES
Long-Term Services And Supports Needed By Retirees
Journals Of Gerontology Scientific Articles On COVID-19 Read More
MULTIMORBIDITY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF COMPLEXITY SCIENCE
Indicates how person‐focused care based in complexity science may be a transformational lens through which to view multimorbidity and to complement the specialism focus on each particular disease by understanding the many parts of multifaceted phenomena. Read More
NEW INSIGHTS ON THE DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES USAGE
Pertains to how the lack of adoption of e-health technologies in any segment of the population can create wide health care disparities that should be addressed, along with understanding critical success factors and barriers for e-health portal use. Read More
2021-2022 ASSOCIATION CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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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