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Humana Foundation Invests in Innovative Mental Health and Nutrition Programming for Seniors and School-Aged Children

Digital Health Global

million grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBS) to initiate and elevate mental health programs at chapters in the four geographies, including mental health first aid training for mentors and related coursework for youth. Today, there’s a critical need to provide young people with mental health supports.

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Health Disparities and the Risks of Social Determinants for COVID-19 – 14 Months of Evidence

Health Populi

For some people such as American Indian and Native Alaskan folks, geography, remoteness, and lack of public health infrastructure are challenges. In addition, policies that address underlying social determinant risk factors like housing, jobs, food security, and access to social services would be critical, ASPE believes.

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Digital Inclusion As Upstream Health Investment

Health Populi

Training the tech support. These bolster, Education, from early childhood through vocational training and higher ed. The team points to the National Digital Inclusion Alliance, which maintains a list of organizations providing such training and acts as a clearinghouse for such resources. Connectivity. Applications.

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Stressed Out By COVID and Civil Unrest – the APA’s Stress in America Survey, Part 2

Health Populi

Improve the capacity of psychology training programs to educate clinicians to identify and address the effects of inequality and injustice on individual and community health. Partner with community-based organizations, schools and professional organizations to disseminate information on stress and impact on health disparities.

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How Business Can Bolster Determinants of Health: The Marmot Review for Industry

Health Populi

We’ve begun to see businesses, and in particular those in the private sector health/care ecosystem, addressing aspects of determinants of health: housing, transportation, job training, wage increases. Consider: CVS Health investing in housing in various geographies where the company operates and staffs its stores.

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Why COVID-19’s Death Toll Will Climb Long After the Pandemic Is Over

Henry Kotula

Sure, we still had to wear masks on the flights, trains and buses. An estimated 10% to 20% of Americans who needed mental-health services during the pandemic received no treatment. At the moment, federal law does not require mental health services to be treated on par with treatments for physical health.

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When Household Economics Blur with Health, Technology and Trust – Health Populi’s 2023 TrendCast

Health Populi

health citizens face physical, financial, and mental health challenges of a syndemic, inflation, and stress – all of which will shape peoples’ demand side for health care and digital technology, and a supply side of providers challenged by tech-enabled organizations with design and data chops. Which virus is it?”