Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

The high-deductible health plan design in fact prevents many people from seeking preventive care or testing: uninsured patients could pay at least $500 for a test, and a 10-day hospital stay can tally $75,000 according to Gerard Anderson , professor of public health at Johns Hopkins.

Telemedicine 344

Telemedicine Health Policy Public Health Digital Health 344

Health Populi

AUGUST 12, 2020

The photo is an illustration I cut out of a magazine of people wearing m asks from different walks of life and demographics. The general theme here is that the pandemic is a global phenomenon, and that we humans are very small actors in a very big public health crisis. Q is for quarantine.

Mental health 234

Mental health Public Health Patient Experience Health Policy 234

Health Populi

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Risks of social determinants of health like paying for housing, utilities, and food, have been a greater burden during the public health crisis for Black people (32%) and Hispanic folks (28%) than for White people in America (17%), with an average of 22% at-risk for SDoH factors. population by a factor of 2 to 1.

Mental health 208

Mental health Public Health Health Policy 208

Health Populi

MARCH 1, 2018

The targeted prevention programs channeled through schools and churches as well as on-line, increasing engagement in the at-risk population and resulting in a 20% decline in teen pregnancy over 3 years.

Public Health 199

Public Health Medicare Health Technology Patient Experience 199

Health Populi

APRIL 20, 2022

A new documentary and educational campaign on health equity will be launched on May 1st, 2022, from Oprah’s Harpo Productions studio partnering with The Smithsonian Channel. Black maternal mortality is but one of a long list of health disparities and inequities in the U.S.

Public Health 296

Public Health Telehealth Health Policy 296

Health Populi

AUGUST 6, 2021

Furthermore, in the specific context of the annual 2021 convening of HIMSS, bringing together the world’s stakeholders in health care and digital technology, the implications are many, complicated, and some uncertain.

Digital Health 401

Digital Health Primary Care Mental health Public Health 401

Health Populi

JANUARY 29, 2021

Health Populi’s Hot Points: Food security appears to be one public policy focus adopted by Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris’s husband. This was discussed at the World Economic Forum in the context of public health, nutrition, and climate change.

Public Health 295

Public Health Health Policy 295