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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. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Improving Data Collection and Analysis to Better Identify and Address Health Inequities Across Different Demographic Groups

Healthcare IT Today

As for health inequities, the answer lies within data collection and analysis. We have been using these tools (data collection and analysis) for a while now, yet health inequity still remains a large problem. Consistency in collection methods ensures that the data is reliable and actionable.

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“We’ve normalized a very high death toll in the U.S.” – How A Trust Deficit Has Infected America’s COVID Outcomes

Health Populi

Trust, or really lack thereof, is a killer app for people’s coronavirus health outcomes. That is the through-line found in a very deep dive into 177 countries’ health data published in The Lancet in a research article on pandemic preparedness and COVID-19. The graph illustrates where the U.S.

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How Grocery and Retail Companies Are Delivering Health and Healthcare

Health Populi

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. New data from NCSolutions (NCS) polled 2,017 U.S. consumers in March 2021 on perspectives one year into COVID. Diving further into U.S.

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For Tempe AZ, Public Health Means Being a 20-Minute City

Healthcare IT Today

To achieve their goals, city leaders are using a data-informed approach, enabled through GIS technology, to identify gaps in community infrastructure and planning. The City of Tempe relies on GIS technology from Esri to visualize the data.

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Weekly Roundup – November 2, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

Read more… The Role of Analytics in Identifying and Addressing Population Health Challenges. Use cases described by the Healthcare IT Today community included incorporating public health data, improving behavioral health, peering into patient registries, and focusing on n=1 health.

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Taking Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) From Data to Analysis and Action

Healthcare IT Today

As healthcare organizations continue to invest in SDoH, moving from analysis to impact requires operationalizing this data for coordinated efforts and long-term returns on investment. What are the gaps in your clinical data, and how could social determinants of health data address them?