A new report by the Texas Health Institute, Enhancing and Diversifying the Nation’s Health Care Workforce, examines 19 workforce provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which are key to advancing racial and ethnic equity in the health care system. Population of focus: Hospitals, Clinics, Health centers Link to resource: The Affordable Care Act & Racial and […]
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Young Adult Smoking Risk Factors: Impulsivity, Regular Alcohol Use, Poor Grades
A new study finds three risk factors for smoking among young adults are being impulsive, using alcohol regularly and receiving low grades in school. The study included 1,293 teens, who were followed from ages 12 to 24. By age 22, three-quarters of the teens had tried smoking. The researchers from the University of Montreal found 44 […]
Free iPad App, “Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness” by National Library of Medicine
To give those who can’t travel to Bethesda, Maryland to see it in person a lively virtual experience, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces a new, free iPad app that captures the contents of its popular exhibition, Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness, currently on display. NLM is the world’s largest […]
New Spanish Cartoon on the Affordable Care Act: “Los YouToons Se Preparan Para Obamacare”
Antes del inicio del período de inscripción abierta, el 1 de octubre, la Kaiser Family Foundation presenta un video en español para que el público comprenda mejor los cambios que vienen próximamente bajo la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (Affordable Care Act o ACA, en inglés). “Los You Toons Se Preparan para […]
Video Explanation of the Health Insurance Marketplace by the Maine Consumers for Affordable Health Care
This simple and direct explanation of the Health Insurance Marketplace was released by the Maine Consumers for Affordable Health Care (CAHC). Please note that even if you aren’t a resident of Maine, everything except the Maine-specific stats apply to your state. You should also know that this video was created with a budget of $250.00 […]
Social Networking Technologies as an Emerging Tool for HIV Prevention
A UCLA study published Sept. 3 in the peer-reviewed journal Annals of Internal Medicine demonstrates that an approach that combines behavioral science with social media and online communities can lead to improved health behaviors among men at risk of HIV infection. The evidence-based approach not only led to increased HIV testing and encouraged significant behavioral […]