September 2021

BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY PROSPECTS

is a discussion of human germline genome editing through CRISPR. Read More

BUDGEt RECONCILIATION ON A MASSIVE SCALE

describes how efforts are underway in Congress to advance major components of a $3.5 trillion spending package. Read More

HEALTH REFORM DEVELOPMENTS

refers to the challenge of staying abreast of a growing cascade of information associated with the Affordable Care Act; cost effects of health insurance reforms; and improving health care for the nation’s older veterans. Read More

DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

is about declines in household income and an increase in the poverty rate in the context of steadily rising tuition costs at institutions of higher education. Read More

QUICK STAT (SHORT, TIMELY, AND TOPICAL)

  • Top Global Causes Of Adolescent Mortality And Morbidity, 2019

  • ·Adult Day Services Center Participant Characteristics: U.S., 2018 

  • Persistence Of COVID-19 After Mild Infection

  • Shared Moving Disorders Walking Patterns Among Different Species Read More

OBTAINABLE RESOURCES

  • Population Health In Challenging Times

  • New Platforms Of Health Care

  • Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program In The United States

  • Financial Impact Of COVID-19 On Older Adults Read More

FACETS OF HEALTH AND PERSONALIZED PROFILES FOR DISEASE RISK  

indicates how possessing a better understanding of the risks of developing disease can be enhanced by not merely improving an understanding of genetic risk, but by capturing more about the interwoven, multifaceted factors that play into risk development. Read More

HOW JUDGMENTAL OR OFFENSIVE WORDS IN OUTPATIENT NOTES MATTER  

pertains to how allowing patients a window into how clinicians view them can reduce trust. 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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