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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