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Redefining PPE As Primary Care, Public Health, and Health Equity – The Community PPE Index

Health Populi

” Perhaps Definition 3 in the OED could be updated by a blog published online in the September 25, 2020, issue of Health Affairs, A New “PPE” For A Thriving Community: Public Health, Primary Care, Health Equity. For more on this issue, see Health Populi here ]. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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My ABCovid-19 Journal – Day 3 of 5, Letters “K” through “O”

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This week, I’m sharing all the letters of the alphabet with you which reminded me keywords and themes emerging as we were learning about this dastardly public health threat beginning early in 2020. ” I added in a Pacific Coast telegram sticker and spelled out the name of the city in a child-like alpha font. M is for mask.

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Americans’ Sense of Well-Being Falls to Great Recession Levels, Gallup Finds

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In her blog on this first day of the World Bank/IMF conference, Gita Gopinath wrote about The Great Lockdown: Worst Economic Downturn Since the Great Depression. national policies to attend to both the financial/economic scars as well as physical and mental health now and in post-pandemic life in 2021. Read carefully.

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What Are Patients Looking for in a Doctor? It Depends on Who You Ask…and Their Race

Health Populi

Here is a snippet of how I explained the Accenture research here in Health Populi when it was published: “Making healthcare more human begins with a step in the patient’s shoes,” Rich Birhanzel wrote in Accenture’s Humanizing Healthcare blog in July 2021.

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In the Past Ten Years, Workers’ Health Insurance Premiums Have Grown Much Faster Than Wages

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.” Health Populi’s Hot Points: In the report’s discussion, KFF recognizes that this year’s study, the 22nd annual, was fielded in the unprecedented time of the coronavirus pandemic. Job losses in the public health crisis have resulted in millions of American workers and families losing health benefits.

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While Costs Are A Top Concern Among Most U.S. Patients, So Are Challenges of Poverty, Food, and Housing

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Microsoft is working with Humana on how to leverage data to help people age in place safely and health-fully. Humana connects with consumers on issues of loneliness and mental health through its campaign with spokespeople Nick Jonas, Queen Latifah and Ted Danson. The post While Costs Are A Top Concern Among Most U.S.

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The COVID19 Consumer: #AloneTogether and More Health Aware

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Federal health agencies to create a campaign to promote physical distancing using the hashtag #AloneTogether to bolster our social connections forged through digital/virtual means. ” Matthew Holt convened his inaugural podcast of The Health Care Blog Gang yesterday. “Where’s Waldo?