Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 8, 2023

Introduction The mental health challenges faced by Generation Z (born in 1997 or later) are reaching alarming levels, with high school and college students experiencing unprecedented levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. Unfortunately, the healthcare resources available to them are often limited.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The pandemic negatively impacted about one-half of all peoples’ emotional health across generations, with more younger people in Gen Z and Millennials feeling mental health stress along with more women than men. Digital health apps, smartwatches and smartphones won’t be the panacea to solve our mental health crisis.

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Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2024

The four stories we generate are: Retail Health For All, starring “The Consumer” DIY Healthcare, starring “The CEO” Fragmentation Meets Bureaucracy, starring “The Castaway,” and, “One World, One Health,” starring “The Health Citizen.” looking far enough in the future from now to 2030, recognizing that we will have had two U.S.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The most popular ways people currently track their health is for exercise, sleep, weight, diet and food, and blood pressure. consumers), followed by exercise, sleep, weight, nutrition, and then new things like medication, mental health, mood, meditation, and blood sugar all attracting at least 1 in 5 new health tracking people.

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Health Populi

MARCH 25, 2020

The publication of this study is incredibly well-timed given the fact that hundreds of millions of people around the world are in lockdown, #StayHome lifestyles this week, and will be for many weeks to come. This is a useful proof-point for recommending exercise-as-medicine.

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Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2021

Our feet have become an important health focus during the pandemic, as the importance of exercise-as-medicine and mental health helper has looked to walking, running, and biking as good-for-us physical activities. In terms of apparel, that value grew faster for footwear than for any other apparel category.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

It is safe to generalize that most physicians felt burned out by late 2022: burn out impacted physicians in public health and prevention, pathology, cardiology, nephrology and other specialties but still hit at least 37% of practicing doctors in those fields. Medscape has been tracking U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 20, 2020

Least likely to feel burned out are public health and preventive medicine doctors, ophthalmologists, orthopedists, psychiatrists, ENTs, and general surgeons. Reducing the taboo around mental health for all people helps everyone in the health/care ecosystem. Women in the U.S.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The top issues doctors discuss with patients are physical health (74%), test results (56%), medications (52%), and exercise (51%), only one-third broach the subject of mental health. Only 10% of doctors talk about non-medication approaches to health — like meditation, massage, or acupuncture.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

But another patient side-effect of COVID-19 has been the digital transformation of many patients , documented by data gathered by Rock Health and Stanford Center for Digital Health and analyzed in their latest report explaining how the public health crisis accelerated digital health “beyond its years,” noted in the title of the report.

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Health Populi

JULY 22, 2021

The range of clinical areas covered by these apps is shown in the “wheel” above, illustrating that mental and behavioral health, diabetes, heart and cardiovascular, digestive system, and respiratory applications together represented over one-half of the digital health categories and disease states in 2021.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

“The pandemic has shown that effective health spending is an investment, not a cost to be contained: stronger, more resilient health systems protect both populations and economies,” the OECD states in the first paragraph of the organization’s perennially-updated report, Health at a Glance 2021. In the U.S.,

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Health Populi

MAY 17, 2022

That net shift was 93% of folks thinking about healthfulness of food (a lot + a little) down to 86% across all consumers. Over 1 in 2 consumers said they felt stressed in the past 6 months (roughly October 2021 through March 2022), with 22% reporting being “very” stressed.

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Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2021

during the public health crisis. Note on the “decrease” half of the graph is exercise, with 18% of people significantly reducing their physical activity, and one-half of Americans moderately decreasing exercise. The Atlantic offered this take this week].

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Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2021

In addition to the rankings for overall healthiest communities, the study also identified the top areas for health outcomes (San Juan Co., Washington, topping that list), top communities for access to health care (led by Olmstead County, Minnesota), and the top 5 areas for mental health, topped by Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Health Populi

MARCH 18, 2021

For some working Americans, the stress has led to diagnoses of mental health disorders — especially acute among essential workers, shown in the second graphic from the report. parents’ level of anxiety and stress and subsequent impacts on physical and mental health. The APA also looked closely at U.S.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In October 2020, The American Cancer Society explained that patients were postponing care, which also drove up peoples’ anxiety in dealing with their health and daily lives. Across all categories — note the mental health appointments avoided — a majority or large plurality of patients felt they needed to get that care.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 18, 2020

Two-thirds of global consumers said they are likely to continue living with more than one healthy habit, such as staying active and exercising (1 in 2 people), spending more time on self-care and mental well-being (1 in 2), continuing to wash hands (79%), and boosting immunity (59% shopping more health consciously).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Veterans Affairs has announced the winners of the Mission Daybreak Grand Challenge, part of a 10-year strategy to end veteran suicide through a comprehensive, public health approach. Televeda’s Project Hózhó is the first mental health app for American Indian and Alaska Native populations.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 6, 2019

I’ve had this discussion with various AI innovators and I can say this is coming to the N of 1 sooner rather than later for some lower-hanging fruit applications — like personalized nutrition plans based on our own genetic make-ups, or exercise routines that can help boost metabolism.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 4, 2020

Along with the life-threatening impact of the coronavirus on physical health, and the accompanying mental health distress activated by self-distancing comes a third unintended consequence with the pandemic: a hard hit on women’s personal economies.

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Health Populi

JUNE 30, 2020

The phenomenon of Stress-due-to-Corona was evident in Volume One of the APA study, covered here in Health Populi. In that wave of research, APA discovered that, “The COVID-19 pandemic has altered every aspect of American life, from health and work to education and exercise.” In this pandemic era, the U.S.

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Health Populi

MARCH 25, 2021

It was the COVID-19 pandemic that accelerated some early-adopting health consumers viewing their home as their ultimate site for self-care and health care. At the start of 2021, over one-third of people started the new year with heathy eating and exercise goals, along with more economizing to save money. Diving further into U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 7, 2019

Dean Ornish’s research has proven patients diagnosed with heart disease can reverse cardiac damage through adopting several behavior changes: exercise, a low-fat diet, On smoking cessation, stress management, and group support. Exercising regularly. Eating a healthy diet. Quitting smoking.

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Health Populi

APRIL 22, 2020

There were demographic differences across these factors: more women felt more stressed than men, younger people were drinking and smoking more, and men exercising less and drinking more, as well. COVID-19 consumers have also taken on actions to bolster health in the pandemic including: 75% washing hands more frequently.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the first six months of the pandemic, I collected all kinds of data about how consumers’ behaviors were adapting to the repurposing of homes for living, working, educating, praying, cooking and baking (sourdough breads posted on Pinterest), exercising, and socializing….all,

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

In addition, America’s overweight and obesity epidemic results in lost worker productivity, mental health and sleep challenges, and lower quality of life for millions of Americans. Food — healthy, accessible, fairly-priced — is a key social determinant of individual health, wellness, and a public’s ability to pursue happiness.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Patients and health plan members continue evolving into medical bill payers, with their homes and budgets baked into the concept. Connectivity as a social determinant of health. These trends began to take hold in the U.S. As the pandemic revealed the risk of food security in U.S.

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AMD Telemedicine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Healthcare is moving to a hybrid model with the public health emergency (or PHE) ending and waivers lifting. It’s also preferable for physical therapy sessions and exercises, allowing individuals to receive care from the comfort of their own homes. Mental health counseling is another prime telehealth use case.

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Insulin Nation

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

But have you ever stopped to think seriously about how much your choices around food, exercise, and sleep impact not just your blood sugars but also your level of depression, anxiety, and overall stress? Get more exercise. Exercise is more effective than Zoloft in treating depression!

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TheraNest

MARCH 18, 2020

Although the OCR has temporarily lifted regulations regarding HIPAA-compliance and telehealth platforms, it is still best practice to use a HIPAA secure telehealth platform to deliver mental health care to your clients. Information about mental health, especially, may be private information your clients want to keep close at hand.

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Health Populi

MARCH 26, 2018

So what is it about Virginia and Colorado when it comes to the social determinants of health (SDOHs)? A handful of social determinants translate into big positive impacts for public health: education, a resilient local economy, commitment to public safety, and a strong primary care backbone.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

“Some specialties, such as mental health, may find stronger footing via virtual visits. “Regulators, for their part, have tried to smooth the way for a pivot to virtual during the public health emergency. " “Some private insurers stepped in to help, too,” they added.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Stalled gains in longevity, with greater burdens of chronic disease and ill mental health, are growing risk factors throughout so many of the wealthiest nations on Earth. Some trends are consistent across the wealthiest countries of the world, many sobering, such as: Life expectancy rates fell in 19 of the OECD countries.

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Mend

MARCH 14, 2024

Key components of these regulations include: Accreditation and Certification : OTPs must obtain certification from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to dispense opioid agonist medications. Department of Health and Human Services completes updated regulations.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

AUGUST 18, 2024

By prioritizing public health initiatives and patient education, we can work towards reducing the prevalence and impact of these life-altering conditions on a global scale. Lifestyle Changes : Recommendations for diet, exercise, smoking cessation, and stress management tailored to individual conditions.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

By saving time, telehealth allows the doctor to fit more patients into the week.Several respondents said that televisits would bring more people into the health care system, especially mental health patients. In the opinion of many experts, the reason U.S. In the opinion of many experts, the reason U.S.

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