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The Kidney PATIENT Act Could Help Someone You Love

Black Health Matters

It is no secret that health inequities and barriers to quality care contribute to adverse outcomes within America’s Black community,” wrote Dr. Walter L. There is no question that this action by CMS would further worsen health inequities experienced by Black dialysis patients. On July 28, 2023, Rep. Fields, Jr.,

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PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED: Joint North South Public Health Conference: Registration is Open

Institute of Public Health

This virtual event will bring together international and local experts to discuss the drivers of health inequalities in the context of the cost-of-living crisis and wider determinants of health. Please direct any queries about the 2023 Joint North South Public Health Conference to communications@publichealth.ie.

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Joint North South Public Health Conference: Call for abstracts now open

Institute of Public Health

Joint North South Public Health Conference: Call for abstracts now open maresa.fagan@p… Thu, 20/07/2023 - 12:31 Joint North South Public Health Conference: Call for abstracts now open Health Inequalities Public Health 20 Jul, 2023 Register for the conference here.

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How do we integrate training in Generalism in medical education?

Better Health For All

COVID-19 has further emphasised the significance of public health as a speciality and rekindled wider interest in health inequalities [1]. Generalism is a form of clinical practice that is shaped around the priority health needs of the person rather than the practitioners’ own field of expertise. UCL Press, 2024.

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Our Work

Institute of Public Health

Our Work admin Tue, 02/05/2023 - 17:38 Our Work We focus on promoting health and wellbeing, improving health equity, and reducing health inequalities throughout the life course. This covers a wide range of topics within the broad theme of public health which can be seen below.

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Unraveling an oral health mystery leads to rare autoimmune diagnosis

NC Health News

It was in the spring of 2023, and the Virginia resident was sipping a Chick-fil-A lemonade one morning. “My mouth burst into blisters everywhere,” Letsky-Anderson told NC Health News in a recent phone interview. By Anne Blythe Christine Letsky-Anderson remembers well the day that her medical odyssey began.

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Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations May Increase Care Engagement and Quality Among Pregnant and Postpartum Patients

BU School of Public Health Blog

Funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), the study presents the first major findings from a five-year NIMHD grant that Dr. Cole received in 2023 to evaluate how Medicaid ACOs can improve quality and equity of care for pregnant patients.