Bill of Health

JANUARY 25, 2022

This disturbing health crisis is insidiously ingrained in the culture of corrections and surprisingly neglected in American public health scholarship. People who are incarcerated already exhibit elevated rates of morbidity , and it is likely that the sleep deprivation associated with corrections only depresses health outcomes.

COVID-19 293

COVID-19 Public Health Bioethics Local Policy 293

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 20, 2023

face discrimination in seeking health care services, including restrictions against obtaining solid organ transplants. Legal strategies to prevent discrimination Further research on cannabis use and post-transplant health outcomes will be important to generate a stronger evidence base to inform transplant policies.

Health Outcomes 157

Health Outcomes Compliance Health Care Reform Bioethics 157

Bill of Health

JANUARY 4, 2024

While personal responsibility is sometimes considered when past actions influence treatment outcomes (e.g., patients with alcohol use disorder not being eligible for liver transplants), in general, the reasons for ill health are not an explicit consideration in most health decision-making in the U.S.

Health Outcomes 157

Health Outcomes Bioethics Public Health 157

Health Populi

APRIL 27, 2021

suggested social determinants were at play in the disparate outcomes for people of color. For some people such as American Indian and Native Alaskan folks, geography, remoteness, and lack of public health infrastructure are challenges. Analyzing county-level data for 3,142 U.S.

COVID-19 162

COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Public Health Health Insurance 162

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The study convened many advisors from a range of fields in public health, health equity, disability/ability community, academia, clinical practice, and community leaders in the LGBTQIA+ community, among others. AI tools can bring transformative changes that enhance the delivery of care and improve health outcomes.”

Doctors 85

Doctors Health Outcomes Public Health Bioethics 85

Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2021

The authors suggest that investing more in prevention and health promotion for these groups could improve health outcomes and get to more equitable spending levels. Spending per person for Black and American Indian and Alaska Native people was significantly lower than for other racial/ethnic groups.

COVID-19 133

COVID-19 Health Care Inequity COVID-19 Vaccine Medicare 133

Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2021

and the issue of pandemic preparedness for the next “Disease X” became part of global public health planning. But the biggest health threat to human life is climate change, according to a new report from the World Health Organization titled The Health Argument for Climate Action.

US Department of Health and Human Services 124

US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Public Health Governance 124