Global Health: Science and Practice Journal’s Post

🧠 This week is #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek. Healthcare professionals are under pressure, stress, and fatigue. This is particularly concerning amid the mental health issues among healthcare professionals, governments, health systems, and hospitals. We can be #BetterTogether by supporting healthcare professionals, a vital effort that leads to positive patient outcomes and system sustainability. Read about what can be done to support the wellbeing of healthcare professionals in this article by Judith Hargreaves, Vice President Health Economics and Government Affairs at Mölnlycke Health Care ➡ https://bit.ly/3Wv2eey

In this Pan American Journal of Public Health editorial, we argue that a change in paradigm in public health, focusing on the adoption of digitally smart health facilities, could address many challenges and bring benefits to both patients and health practitioners. ℹ️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/d-WQ4eNb

❗Only by knowing the global context of patients and their support networks can you hope to get the maximum outcomes for all people living with #SLE. ✅ Access to care, transportation 🚗 , employment, health literacy, all have an impact in health outcomes and well beyond. Additionally, a lot of excellent initiatives do not reach socially and/or economically less advantaged populations, for instance. 👫 HCPs working in the frontlines of caring for patients are perfectly positioned to help establish these connections. Wide implications for people living with #SLE , their support networks and HCPs all around. Much to be done still. Patient's associations are showing us the way. Healthcare systems and social/government support structures need to follow, reframing around this topic.

ARTICLE | IHI has released an Insights article that describes a cross-sector partnership between the public health and health care sectors. The article, "Aligning the Health Care and Public Health Sectors to Improve Age-Friendly Care Coordination," notes how the pandemic highlighted the need to collaborate with others to bring the #AgeFriendly approach to public health efforts. Read more: https://ow.ly/HCFT50SMyh9

Based on evidence of the synergistic relationship between oral health and overall health, there are promising interprofessional models and strategies for integrated care being implemented and tested across the U.S. to improve health equity and outcomes. Read on in the new June issue of JDH at https://ow.ly/BaLz50SjbvA #JDH_ADHA #medicaldentalintegration #healthcareequity #socialjustice

#ICYMI: Only 1 in 4 patients were screened for adverse social determinants of health (#SDOH) like food insecurity and housing instability at Federally Qualified Health Centers (#FQHC), according to a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Of these individuals, 27.6% reported financial strain, reinforcing the need for government health agencies to improve screening. Acentra Health conducts more than 700,000 assessments each year to help government agencies ensure their populations can access much-needed health services -- specific to their clinical and social needs. This helps drive better #healthoutcomes, enhanced experiences, and less administrative work. Read the research article at the link below, and be sure to check out our website, https://hubs.li/Q02SwVLZ0, for more information on how you can improve your health agencies’ programs. Link to Research: https://hubs.li/Q02SwDf80

West's Global study on Patients and Health Care Professionals perspectives on self administration highlighted how some prescribe Global study highlighted differences in Prescribers experiences and the age the of a patient when it comes to preference of self-administration. Learn more https://bit.ly/3SMlEsF

Learn how AHRQ funding helped health services researcher Antoinette Schoenthaler, Ed.D., to study the factors that contribute to low adherence of behaviors that can help patients manage their chronic conditions. Dr. Schoenthaler believes it is crucial to place patient's voices at the center of self-managing their condition in order to improve outcomes and mitigate inequities that drive poor health. #HealthServicesResearch https://lnkd.in/e_4epDaa

Learn how AHRQ funding helped health services researcher Antoinette Schoenthaler, Ed.D., to study the factors that contribute to low adherence of behaviors that can help patients manage their chronic conditions. Dr. Schoenthaler believes it is crucial to place patient's voices at the center of self-managing their condition in order to improve outcomes and mitigate inequities that drive poor health. #HealthServicesResearch https://lnkd.in/e_4epDaa

Learn how AHRQ funding helped health services researcher Antoinette Schoenthaler, Ed.D., to study the factors that contribute to low adherence of behaviors that can help patients manage their chronic conditions. Dr. Schoenthaler believes it is crucial to place patient's voices at the center of self-managing their condition in order to improve outcomes and mitigate inequities that drive poor health. #HealthServicesResearch https://lnkd.in/eX4w7k7i