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Hey, Old Guys!

The Health Care Blog

According to the Congressional Research Service , the average age of House Members is 58.4 OK, about that: Statista tracked average age at hire of CEOs from 2005 to 2018, and the average age of CEOs rose from 45.9 Fortune confirms that the average age of Fortune 500 CEOs is 57; again, Baby Boomer territory.

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Political climate linked with Georgia women’s mental health outcomes, Emory study finds

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free Atlanta newsletter here. A study published in Social Science and Medicine in January examined some of the potential mental health effects related to the current political climate. Supreme Courts decision to rescind national abortion protections.

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Climate change threatens mental well-being of youths. Here’s how to help them cope.

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free national newsletter here. As California wildfires stretch into the colder months, and hurricane survivors sort through the ruins left by floodwaters, lets talk about an underreported victim of climate change: the emotional well-being of young people.

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Global Warming and Disease

The Health Care Blog

Climate change not only leads to northward shifts, but expanded species diversity, accompanied by shorter migratory routes. Spring migrations are now taking place earlier, with age classes, species and flyways significantly altered. Both spell greater mixing and exchange of viruses across avian species.

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Get Ready for (Healthcare) Microgrids

The Health Care Blog

Its workforce is aging and burnt out. Our power plants and transmission lines are aging badly, we have a phobia of nuclear that is also starting to apply to coal as well, climate change is throwing more extreme weather at us, and many of the renewable options (solar, wind, geothermal) are not quite ready for prime time yet.

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HealthyNYC – Extending the Lifespan of New Yorkers

Fund for Public Health NYC

Years NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan today unveiled “ HealthyNYC , ” an ambitious plan to improve and extend the average lifespan of all New Yorkers. Read “ Using Law to Advance Population Health Planning ” in Health Affairs.

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The Eisenhower Principle

The Health Care Blog

For example: Employer-sponsored health insurance tax preference (WWII) Hill-Burton Act (1946) Medicare/Medicaid (1965) Federal HMO Act (1973) Stark Physician Self-Referral Law (1989) DGRs (1983) & RBRVS (1992) CHIP (1997) Medicare Modernization Act (2003) Affordable Care Act (2010).