Approximately 46 million Americans – roughly 14% of the population – experience some form of communication disorder, according to “School Programs in Speech-Language Pathology.” Speech language pathologists (SLPs) help address many types of speech…
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By Sarai Rodriguez March 06, 2023 – A new study suggests that structural racism is causing worse surgical outcomes among Black men. Researchers out of UCLA found in a study recently published…
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What You Should Know:– Surgo Health, a new healthcare technology company dedicated to personalized care announced its official launch in Washington, D.C.– Formed as a public benefits company (PBC), Surgo Health is building on the…
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By Sarai Rodriguez March 02, 2023 – Black women of childbearing age face a twofold risk of uncontrolled high blood pressure compared to their white counterparts, which not only fuels racial health…
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Social Determinants of Health and InteroperabilityBy Jada Parker
Jada Parker is a public health graduate student at George Washington University.
Social determinants of health (SDOH) have a huge impact on population health….
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COVID-19 forced a spike in policy-makers’ interest and willingness to invest in public health; a spike that is unfortunately retreating to the old business as usual. (President Biden, in his State of the Union…
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What You Should Know:– Today, Unite Us — a software company enabling collaboration across sectors to improve the health and well-being of communities — announced a partnership with Metro Mommy Agency, a full-spectrum doula service provider to improve the…
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Nearly half of young women have had a negative provider experience in the past two years, exposing serious lapses in patient-provider communication for this population, according to figures from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Forty-six…
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This year is likely to be another big one for telemedicine.The technology-enabled form of healthcare delivery has huge momentum coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. But at the same time, the pandemic public health…
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What You Should Know:– The Center for Health Affairs and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced it has established the world’s first and only Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Innovation Hub.– The hub’s objective is…
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