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Non-State Actors and Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

By Rossella De Falco Strong, well-coordinated and resilient public health care services play a vital role in preventing and responding to public health crises. What are, however, the specific legal and ethical implications of involving private actors in health care vis-à-vis public health emergencies?

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Inequities in Drinking Water Quality Among Domestic Well Communities and Community Water Systems, California, 2011?2019

AJPH

American Journal of Public Health, Volume 112, Issue 1 , Page 88-97, January 2022.

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Author Q&A: Hilary Wething on US Paid Sick Leave Policy Impacts

Bill of Health

By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research. Hilary Wething, PhD, is an assistant professor of public policy and a Jackman-McCourtney Early Career Professor at Penn State University. Your research looks specifically at laws from 2011-2019 with an analysis of how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted these laws.

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HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Provide Clarity on Rights of Conscience in Healthcare

Healthcare Law Blog

The provisions also prohibit entities that receive federal funds from denying admission or discriminating against any applicant for training or study based on their reluctance or willingness to counsel, recommend, perform, or assist in certain health services or research activities because of their religious beliefs or moral convictions.

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Benefits of Incident Reporting in Healthcare

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Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011 Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011 Analyze Root Causes and Make Improvements The benefits of incident reporting in healthcare help organizations delve into the specifics of what went wrong and why. average for private industries for staff injuries and illnesses.

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Supporting Youth Mental Health and the Critical Role of an Upstream Approach

HIT Consultant

Mental health is the defining public health crisis of our time. According to the CDC , 42% of high school students felt so sad or hopeless that they could not engage in their regular activities for at least two weeks in 2021, an increase of 50% from 2011.

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Physician burnout is at an all-time high, says AMA

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Physician shortages, already projected to be severe before COVID, have almost become a public health emergency," he added. The study, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, found that the prevalence of burnout among U.S. physicians was 62.8% in 2021, compared with 38.2% in 2020, 43.9% in 2017, 54.4% in 2014 and 45.5%

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