Promoting Self-care Among African Immigrants with Chronic Diseases
As African immigrants settle in Europe and the United States, they experience rising rates of chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, at levels not seen in their home countries. Self-care is key to managing these chronic illnesses, but this population may face cultural and societal challenges to adherence to recommended health practices.
A Year Later: Penn LDI COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Grant Projects
To End the HIV Epidemic, Implement Proven HIV Prevention Strategies in the Criminal Justice System
How Health Systems Can Help Address Language Barriers to Achieve Digital Health Equity
[Cross-posted from CHOP PolicyLab]
Meeting the Moment at Penn LDI’s Health Reform Conference
"There are decades when nothing happens, and there are weeks when decades happen...that describes what's happening right now,” said Sen. Tom Daschle, at Penn LDI’s recent conference on health care reform. An unusual mix of optimism and pragmatism pervaded the conference sessions, as participants acknowledged the serious ideological divides that threaten any large-scale reforms.
Expanding Medicaid’s Support for Equitable Access to Clinical Trials
Reaching Herd Immunity for COVID-19 Vaccine Means Long-Term Investments
To achieve the estimated 75%-80% vaccination rate needed for herd immunity, the nation will need to invest in reaching virtually all adults in the United States. This daunting task requires thinking about communities at risk for poor health outcomes, particularly communities of color.
Modernizing WIC Enrollment to Improve Access to Healthy Food for Children and Families
[Cross-posted from CHOP PolicyLab]
Racial Bias in Mortality Prediction Scores
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to face many uncomfortable realities. As critical care physicians, my colleagues and I work in intensive care units (ICUs) that have grown to accommodate the large numbers of patients who have become seriously ill from COVID-19 during the past year. However, the specter of scarcity has been looming. We know that a day may come when there are not enough ICU beds or ventilators for all the patients who need them.
How Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Affects Health Care Utilization: Chart of the Day
Alison Buttenheim's Congressional Testimony on COVID Vaccine Hesitancy
Exploring Inequities in Telemedicine
[Cross-posted from the Tradeoffs Research Corner]
The Ties Between Structural Racism, Voting Rights, and Health Equity
Where the Economy Falters, Deaths from Heart Disease Rise
As the federal government debates the financial stimulus needed to address the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the last recession offers an important reminder of the long-term health effects of a slow and uneven recovery.