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Primary Care and Population Health: Third in a Five-Part Series
January 31, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
The New York Academy recently conducted a survey of 17 thought leaders in primary care and population health. In the third of five blog posts, we share a synthesis of what those leaders had to say.
Primary Care and Population Health: Second in a Five-Part Series
January 30, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Nicholas Stine, MD, and Dave Chokshi, MD, MSc, writing on behalf of the New York Academy of Medicine Primary Care and Population Health Working Group.
Defining Population Health: First in a Five-Part Series
January 23, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Nicholas Stine, MD, and Dave Chokshi, MD, MSc, writing on behalf of the New York Academy of Medicine Primary Care and Population Health Working Group.
Lesson from APHA: For Most Immigrants, Immigration Policy is Health Policy and Vice Versa
November 5, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
RWJF Scholar in Health Policy Research Tiffany D. Joseph, PhD, reflects on lessons learned at APHA 2012.
Overcoming Barriers to Achieve Health Equity With Latino Communities
November 2, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Economic constraints cause many Latinos to settle in low-income neighborhoods that have limited access to affordable healthy food options, playgrounds and parks, and pedestrian and bike-friendly streets. Instead, these neighborhoods have fast food r ...
Recommended Reading: Living and Learning at APHA
October 31, 2012 | New Public Health Post
To follow is an excerpt of a blog post by Myra Parker, JD, PhD, is acting instructor at the Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors at the University of Washington and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) New Connections grantee, about ...
Living and Learning at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
October 31, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
I took my seven-year-old daughter to help me pick up my registration materials at the Moscone Center. I was thrilled to map the American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian (AI/AN/NH) sessions and discover they are located in one of the central buildings this year! It’s terrific to be able to attend the general sessions AND those specific to my community, which has not always been the case with AI/AN/NH sessions held in off-site hotels last year in Washington, D.C.
An APHA Presentation: Addressing Racial Health Disparities with Culturally Competent Interventions Delivered from the African American Church
October 30, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
This week, I am part of a team that had the honor of being chosen to conduct a presentation on mental health in African American faith-based communities at the 140th Annual Meeting and Exposition for the American Public Health Association (APHA).
APHA 2012: Trust and Communication Improve Diabetes Outcomes in African Americans
October 29, 2012 | New Public Health Post
To follow is an excerpt of a conversation with Monica Peek, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation scholar and grantee, who presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting about new research exploring the value of high quality doctor-pa ...
On Your Mark... Get Set... APHA!
October 29, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Melody S. Goodman reflects on the American Public Health Association annual meeting.