Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity

?? Higher Education has a responsibility to broaden access into public health education. "The success of local health department activities often depends on public trust and community responsiveness, so it is critical to understand factors that foster positive relationships between local health departments and their communities." https://lnkd.in/eJ_-nytF According to Leah Masselink, while about 60% of local health departments have similar representation of BIPOC individuals relative to their local communities, increasing this number by pursuing DEI efforts may be difficult for a variety of reasons: - Public health education programs don't form a neat pipeline into local public health?employment, - Local health?departments already have long hiring processes and high turnover - The higher education environment has become much more hostile to DEI efforts There are no simple solutions, but we must hold higher education institutions accountable to find other ways to broaden access into public health education.

Join us at the upcoming Unpacking PA Workforce Challenges Webinar Series hosted by the African Heritage PA Caucus and LGBT PA Caucus. Clese Erikson, Anushree Vichare, and Kiara Marmolejos will discuss challenges to PA workforce diversity and the role of family medicine providers. Details and registration below. Advancing Healthcare Workforce Diversity: Current Challenges and Solutions?(March 26, 8PM ET) Register: https://lnkd.in/eM7M5QJd The Impact of Workforce Diversity on Patient Care: The Role of Family Medicine Providers and Implications for Social Justice (April 8, 8PM?ET) Register: https://lnkd.in/eVHmVdXa The Social Mission Alliance is a proud sponsor of this webinar series, and we look forward to seeing you there. ?

New research out from the Mullan Institute and GW School of Medicine focused on AANHPI representation in the healthcare workforce. They found that while Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are usually studied and reported on as a group and viewed as a model minority, there are significant variations by sub populations -- some of which are underrepresented in health professions requiring advanced education. The researchers recommend that data be collected in greater detail by population subgroups and that programs to address under representation in health professions include underrepresented population groups.

The Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity is an amazing opportunity for those passionate about tackling health disparities and creating a more just world. Learn more about this fellowship at the upcoming informational webinar on March 13 https://lnkd.in/gUsiExyr

Join us on March 13 for an introduction to the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity fellowship. Our informational webinar will cover the fellowship year, the application process and feature insights from our Senior Fellows. Register now! bit.ly/AFHEInfo25

New update! Our Prescription Contraceptive Tracker now includes 2023 data. The Prescription Contraception Workforce Tracker monitors the location, clinician specialty, and distribution/clinician density of the prescription contraception workforce. The tracker identifies prescribers of the contraceptive pill, patch, and/or ring; covering?an estimated 92 - 94% of all retail prescription claims nationally in 2019 - 2023. Here’s what you can do with the interactive dashboard: - Examine state and county variation in the prescription contraception workforce.? - Track the workforce over time. - Compare prescribing across specialties. The last several years have seen significant changes in the healthcare environment, including COVID-19 and the overturning of Roe v Wade. The total number of contraception prescribers increased from 215,767 to 217,103 between 2019 and 2023. Learn this and much more with the newly updated Prescription Contraceptive Tracker at?https://lnkd.in/dKrBPcHj Ellen Schenk, Julia Strasser, Qian Luo, Yoon Hong Park

?? FINAL CALL for OMH HELDI Fellowship Applications Interested in a career of federal service with a health equity focus? Apply to our U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) sponsored Health Equity Leadership Development Initiative Fellowship! Applications are due TODAY, January 17, 2024. Read more and apply online at https://lnkd.in/eKbwYSze

?? Exciting announcement! ?? Today we're officially launching a new advocacy initiative, the For Us All campaign. Learn more at?https://lnkd.in/eQttyUD4?and join us February 11 from 12-1pm ET for a live webinar introducing the campaign goals and how you can be involved. Together, we will use this campaign to organize towards structural changes that align with SMA’s vision of training health professionals as agents of more equitable health care. Join us.

Our new Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSAgov), HHS funded study found the number of community health workers (CHWs) directly billing Medicaid increased 638% between 2016-2020.?However, by 2020, there were still only 731 CHWs billing Medicaid in the 9 states examined with one state (Ohio) accounting for 77.7% of all Medicaid beneficiaries identified with CHW direct billing.? We found signs of fidelity to the model (e.g. high proportions of CHW billing in the home) and significant billing inconsistencies that signal the need for clarifying and simplifying CHW billing policies. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eeahusr2 Authors: Clese Erikson, Hong-Lun T., Jordan Herring, PhD, Qian Luo, Patricia Pittman Published in Health Affairs

Jacobs Institute Director Julia Strasser spoke with US News & World Report about our recent study in Health Affairs, which found increases in vasectomy and tubal sterilization among young adults following the Dobbs decision: "We know from other research that young adults are paying attention to and making decisions related to changing policy environments – in particular related to abortion – and I do think that young adults are uniquely vulnerable in a way older adults aren’t. They might not have financial support or transportation, or have the type of job that they need to access abortion care or even contraception care. So, there’s a lot of different factors that uniquely affect this population."