In an article in PBS NEWSHOUR from April 11, 2023 entitled Experts worry about costs as free COVID testing comes to end in May discusses how the free tests available for COVID will be not free anymore in May. The article states: “Since early 2021, the federal government has required all private insurers to coverContinue reading “End of Free COVID Tests [Barrier: Cost of Care, Access to Care]”
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FDA Commissioner Discusses Misinformation in Health [Barrier: Health Literacy, Cost of Care, Medication Access]
This video from April 11, 2023 entitled FDA commissioner says health misinformation is driving U.S. life expectancy down discusses various issues related to public health care, including prices of medicines, medical research on medication, life expectancy, health misinformation, vaccinations, and regulation of health information and advertising on digital platforms.
Rural Communities Lack Public Health Care Resources [Barrier: Location/Access to Care, Cost of Care, Health Care Inequity]
In this article from April 11, 2023 on PBS News Hour entitled After a rural California hospital closes, farmworkers pay the price the author discusses how rural farmworkers are deeply negatively impacted by their location and lack of access to health care. The article discusses one person’s situation “Villa is a farmworker in an impoverishedContinue reading “Rural Communities Lack Public Health Care Resources [Barrier: Location/Access to Care, Cost of Care, Health Care Inequity]”
Location impacts age of American Deaths [Barrier: Location/Access to Care, Cost of Care, Inequity in Public Health]
In a TIME article from April 12, 2023 entitled Americans Are Dying Younger—But Where You Live Makes a Big Difference, the author discusses the barriers to public health that impact people depending on where they live. What is driving the differences in life expectancy in America? He states “wealth, demographics, and location.” The article discussesContinue reading “Location impacts age of American Deaths [Barrier: Location/Access to Care, Cost of Care, Inequity in Public Health]”
Uninsured People with Cancer Experience Many Barriers to Public Health [Barriers: Cost of Care, Access to Care]
An article from April 10, 2023 on Kaiser Family Foundation entitled For Uninsured People With Cancer, Securing Care Can Be Like Spinning a Roulette Wheel details the experiences of people who do not have insurance and who are diagnosed with cancer. They face barriers to public health of cost of care and access to careContinue reading “Uninsured People with Cancer Experience Many Barriers to Public Health [Barriers: Cost of Care, Access to Care]”
Memoir of Real-Life Barriers to Public Health [Barriers: Cost of Care]
This NPR article from April 10, 2023 entitled A daughter confronts the failures of our health care system in ‘A Living Remedy’ discusses the memoir of a woman who experiences challenges due to the barrier to public health of Cost of Care, among others. The challenges her family faces are many. The article states “Yet,Continue reading “Memoir of Real-Life Barriers to Public Health [Barriers: Cost of Care]”
Life-threatening pregnancy and childbirth varies depending on location [Barrier: Location/Access to Care, Cost of Care, Health Professional Shortage]
An article from April 6, 2023 entitled Life-threatening pregnancy, childbirth risks can vary depending on where you live, study finds on CBS Detroit states “The risks of severe complications during pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum can vary drastically depending on where the person lives, a new study suggests. Among people with Medicaid insurance in the UnitedContinue reading “Life-threatening pregnancy and childbirth varies depending on location [Barrier: Location/Access to Care, Cost of Care, Health Professional Shortage]”
Diversity in Health Care leads to fewer deaths [Barrier: Health Care Provider Shortage]
In this article from April 6, 2023 entitled Female physicians at California hospital take on medicine’s gender gap, there is a discussion of the lack of female surgeons in the US and in Canada. This study Association of Surgeon-Patient Sex Concordance With Postoperative Outcomes finds that “Women were 32% more likely to die if treatedContinue reading “Diversity in Health Care leads to fewer deaths [Barrier: Health Care Provider Shortage]”
Poverty and Racism accelerate aging and disease [Barrier: Inequity in Health Care, Cost of Care, Access to Care]
An article in NPR from March 28, 2023 entitled How poverty and racism ‘weather’ the body, accelerating aging and disease states: “Public health researcher Arline Geronimus from the University of Michigan says the traditional belief that the disparities are due to genetics, diet and exercise don’t explain data that’s accumulated over the years. Instead, she makes theContinue reading “Poverty and Racism accelerate aging and disease [Barrier: Inequity in Health Care, Cost of Care, Access to Care]”
Bias and Taboo in Women’s Health Care [Barrier: Access to Health Care, Inequity in Health Care, Cost of Care]
An article from March 30, 2023 in Wired online entitled How to End Bias and Taboos in Women’s Health Care: Equity will require educating medical staff, reducing maternity and fertility costs for employees, and investing more in female health research states “Women’s health care is nowhere near equity: Biases, Taboos, and sexism remain pervasive inContinue reading “Bias and Taboo in Women’s Health Care [Barrier: Access to Health Care, Inequity in Health Care, Cost of Care]”
At-Home Blood Pressure Monitor Cuffs that communicate with Physicians can improve health outcomes for pregnant women, especially Black Moms [Barriers: Inequity in Health Care, Access to Health Care]
An article from NPR on March 28, 2023 entitled The simple intervention that may keep Black moms healthier discusses how useful a blood pressure monitor that communicates with physicians from home can be for pregnant women. The article states “Blood pressure is just one way to measure a person’s health, but during pregnancy and soonContinue reading “At-Home Blood Pressure Monitor Cuffs that communicate with Physicians can improve health outcomes for pregnant women, especially Black Moms [Barriers: Inequity in Health Care, Access to Health Care]”
Women in Health Care Leadership [Barrier: Inequity in Health Care, Shortage of Health Care Providers]
An article on NPR from March 24, 2023 entitled Women were already unequal in the world of global health. The pandemic made it worse discusses research by Women In Global Health that illuminates the need for more women in leadership roles in public health worldwide. The report looks at global data and country case studiesContinue reading “Women in Health Care Leadership [Barrier: Inequity in Health Care, Shortage of Health Care Providers]”
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