The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NAS)Food Forum holds a two-day public workshop on “the concept of sustainable diets within the field of food and nutrition.”
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If you are looking for detailed information about the financial health of hospital systems and health care facilities, you need to know EMMA. The Electronic Municipal Market Access website is the official source for comprehensive annual financial reports and operating information about any hospital or health care facility financed by public debt. |
1 event,Want to learn how to write more accurate, in-depth stories on medical research and how medical decisions are made? The Association of Health Care Journalists has teamed up with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to present the AHCJ Fellowship on Comparative Effectiveness Research. |
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1 event,The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NAS) holds its second meeting to discuss health equity issues affecting prenatal care through early childhood. |
1 event,The National Business Group on Health will discuss the results of its annual survey, the Large Employers’ 2019 Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Changes, including projected cost increases for 2019, changes to employers’ benefit plans and what employees can expect during open enrollment. |
2 events,The International Federation on Aging Global Conference theme this year is “Towards a Decade of Healthy Ageing – From Evidence to Action.” The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics will release a new report on perinatal mortality in the United States. Perinatal mortality (late fetal death at 28 weeks or more and early neonatal death under age 7 days) can be an indicator of the quality of health care before, during and after delivery. |
3 events,This year’s meeting will feature a workshop on the use of 3-D printers as well as discussions of implant technologies and social media messaging in the dental practice.
High-Deductible Health Plan Enrollment Among Adults Aged 18-64 with Employment-Based Insurance Cover
High-Deductible Health Plan Enrollment Among Adults Aged 18-64 with Employment-Based Insurance Cover
The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics will release a new report on enrollment in high-deductible health plans for adults with employer-sponsored health insurance. |
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1 event,The XXIX Paulo Scientific Symposium will bring together a group of outstanding international scientific experts to raise awareness of problems… |
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2 events,This webinar, made by possible by Kaiser Permanente Community Health, will explore promising strategies to develop and sustain health care/community-based organization partnerships that address social determinants of health. |
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1 event,The theme for the 2018 PHI Conference is “Connecting Systems and People to Improve Population Health.” Some of the topics to be explored include:
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While family caregivers form the backbone of the health and long-term care systems, a projected shortage of caregivers, coupled with an increasing aging population, is prompting a need for new approaches to care for seniors with multiple chronic conditions who want to age in their communities. 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. |
2 events,The Commonwealth Fund’s recently released 2018 State Scorecard on State Health System Performance indicates that the average life expectancy at birth declined for the second year in a row. This briefing will inform policymakers on the drivers and impacts of these trends, as well as highlight the development of state and federal policy solutions to address them. |
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Two public health leaders who are working on the front-lines of the opioid crisis will talk about how they are working to address the impact of social determinants on infectious disease death rates and will provide reporters with ideas on where to find stories in their community. 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. |
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1 event,Held every 2–3 years, the conference brings together more than 1500 public health professionals from around the world to encourage the exchange of the latest information on issues affecting the emergence, spread, and control of infectious disease. |
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