RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis的动态

Our latest RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis policy brief on addressing social needs in rural hospitals!

U.S. News’ analysis of all current Best Regional Hospitals in the U.S. identified 53 hospitals in 26 states achieving excellent outcomes among disadvantaged communities. While the institutions named below are not the only U.S. hospitals providing access to socioeconomically vulnerable populations, the following hospitals do provide certain vulnerable populations with substantial access to high quality care.

Take a look at this insightful article written by our Chief Community and Social Impact Officer, Kinneil Coltman, DHA to learn about how Advocate Health is shifting the care model paradigm to decrease barriers and improve access to healthcare in the communities we serve. #HealthEquity #LiveFully #WeAreTheCommunitiesWeServe

In these pressured times, it feels more important than ever that we focus on what working together around place and communities can do to support better, more cost effective outcomes for the populations we serve. Glad that our work together with NHS Providers Julian Hartley Saffron Cordery continues to support this important conversation on making integrated care a reality. Newton Europe

It was a pleasure to write an article with Russell de Souza, ScD, RD and Fahad Razak. Thank you to Policy Options for taking an interest in this subject! https://lnkd.in/ezFWJH5m Canadians wish to age and die at home, but most die in hospital. As a result, the end-of-life is the most resource intense period of our lives. We need to move more resources toward community options and provide comprehensive support for patients and their caregivers. We will need a robust primary healthcare system to do this! And, in case you were wondering, here is the climate change argument for community-based approach to end-of-life care. https://lnkd.in/ggbs-kQ7

“The four-part series, “The Invisible Shield,” shows how the field of public health has saved countless lives in the U.S., protecting people from the constant threat of disease, and helping increase lifespans. The documentary explores the hidden public health infrastructure that makes modern life possible. It also highlights the work of thousands of people—physicians, nurses, scientists, activists, reformers, engineers, and government officials—who have worked together over decades to improve health outcomes, from the days of cholera and smallpox through the COVID-19 pandemic.”

The acceleration of instability in America's rural hospitals, as indicated by this research, underscores the urgency of addressing longstanding challenges faced by these institutions over the past decade https://lnkd.in/e4ASW2yu

Kansas hospitals are an integral part of the health care system and are essential to vibrant communities across our state. While hospitals provide care 24 hours per day, every day of the year, they also are increasingly focused on improving the health of their communities beyond the hospitals’ walls. This issue brief summarizes results of a recent survey of Kansas hospitals to measure and describe population health efforts of hospitals. The Kansas Office of Primary Care and Rural Health at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Healthworks, the Kansas Hospital Association and the Kansas Health Institute partnered to create and conduct this survey of Kansas hospitals and health systems. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gfYWwtPW #KSLeg, #KSHealth, Kansas Hospital Association, Kansas Department of Health and Environment

In the ever-evolving landscape of public health, the need for transformation has become more critical than ever. Leading this charge in this transformative movement is the?21st Century Learning Community?(#21C), a nationwide network of nearly 20 states initiated by the #PHAB Center for Innovation. The 21C community is at the forefront of reshaping and transforming public health systems. “21C is a movement – and I hope this movement can continue to bring about true systems change so that public health is best at meeting the needs of all people in all communities." -Reena Chudgar, PHAB Director of Public Health Systems and Services Read about the transformation work 21C States are doing here: https://lnkd.in/eJejEujg #phinnovation #transformation #publichealth