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5 events,Caregiving can be a 24-hours a day/7-days a week job. Caring for a senior with Alzheimer’s or a child with special needs can be non-stop. Providing care around the clock can crowd out other important areas of life. And you never know when you will need to rush to the hospital or leave work at the drop of a hat. It’s about how you live. This is the theme for November’s National Hospice and Palliative Care Month 2017. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, is a chronic lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. The disease is increasingly common, affecting millions of Americans, and is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. This event will examine the role of state agencies in combating the epidemic. Participants will hear about different collaborative approaches, including promoting safer prescribing practices, expanding access to medication-assisted treatment for addiction, improving communication between prescribers and providers, among others. |
5 events,The National Academies of Sciences’ Health and Medicine Division holds a roundtable discussion on “Immigration as a Social Determinant of Health,” a one-day workshop to discuss immigration “laws and policies and their implications on immigrant and population health.” |
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A group of four studies led by University of Michigan researchers finds that beliefs about one’s own aging are predictive of future health. Self-perception affects a person’s physical and mental well-being – from timeliness of seeking care to feelings about themselves, their partners, and other older adults. Our guest will discuss how self-perceptions of aging affect health and the role the media plays in reinforcing those perceptions. Note: This webcast is for AHCJ members, so you will need to have your login and password to participate. If you don’t have that, please visit this page and enter your email address to have an access key sent to you. |
5 events,This year’s event, “Tackling Barriers to Interoperability and Usability,” will feature engaging keynotes, panels, and breakout sessions. |
2 events,World AIDS Day takes place on the 1st December each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day. |
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1 event,The National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is a national awareness week focused on highlighting the importance of influenza vaccination. |
3 events,The American Occupational Therapy Association’s Older Driver Safety Awareness Week aims to promote understanding of the importance of mobility and transportation to ensuring older adults remain active in the community — shopping, working or volunteering — with the confidence that transportation will not be the barrier to strand them at home. The University of California Davis holds a talk on tackling migrant farmworkers health as part of its monthly seminar series. |
3 events,Topics will include recent market trends, legislative proposals, and key compliance issues for employers that offer HSAs. |
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3 events,The National Academies of Sciences’ Health and Medicine Division hosts a one-day workshop examining how changes to tax policies could help improve population health. |
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1 event,The National Academy of Sciences’ Health and Medicine Division hosts a public workshop on how humans’ built environment is impacting the spread of disease. |
2 events,New restrictions on immigration and increased immigration enforcement being pursued by the Trump Administration are reshaping U.S. immigration policy. To understand how the new environment is affecting people, the Kaiser Family Foundation will hold a public briefing at 9:30 a.m. ET on Dec. 13 to examine the experiences of immigrant parents and children, including immigrants who are undocumented and those lawfully present. At the briefing, the Foundation will release a new report, Living in an Immigrant Family in |
2 events,The FCC is expected to vote on a proposal that would end “net neutrality” and consider a measure to strengthen the Rural Health Care Program and improve access to telehealth in rural America. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) holds a public meeting on addressing disparities as part of its advisory panel on examining gaps in health and health care. |
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Dec. 18, noon ET The threat of antibiotic resistance continues to grow. In some cases, resistant bacteria have already meant patients are living in a “post-antibiotic” world. In 2016, a Nevada woman died after developing an illness from bacteria that were resistant to all approved antibiotics in the U.S. How are these bugs spreading? What is the U.S. doing to halt their spread? And how can reporters cover antibiotic resistance in their communities? Two CDC officials will talk to reports about this evolving story. Note: This webcast is for AHCJ members, so you will need to have your login and password to participate. If you don’t have that, please visit this page and enter your email address to have an access key sent to you. The Rural Health Information consortium holds an one hour-long webinar to discuss a recent federal government report regarding health disparities in rural America. |
1 event,On Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. ET, Trust for America’s Healthwill release the latest version of “Ready or Not? Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism.” This year, the report found that 25 states scored a 5 or lower on 10 key indicators of public health preparedness. Alaska scored lowest at 2 out of 10, and Massachusetts and Rhode Island scored the highest at 9 out of 10. According to Ready or Not?, federal funding to support the base level of preparedness has been cut by more than half since 2002, which has eroded advancements and reduced the country’s capabilities. |
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