The Center for Health Affairs

Our friends over at cleveland.com recently held a webinar featuring expert insight on Medicare including 2025 enrollment options, what to consider when choosing a plan and more! Check it out here: https://loom.ly/l_FR7yc

Many health related recalls have made the news lately, but where should you go to figure out if you may have consumed or currently have an affected product in your kitchen? The FDA keeps a list: https://loom.ly/fdxcKm0

Every minute, an average of 24 people will experience intimate partner violence in the United States. Domestic violence affects people of all ages, genders and ethnicities. Individuals are often unable to easily access help. By raising awareness, we can help save lives and stop abuse. Learn more and find local resources: https://loom.ly/YJvLjo0 #DVAM

Mark your calendar & set a reminder in your phone! THIS SATURDAY is National Prescription Drug Takeback Day! Unused or no longer needed prescriptions are not only a significant safety hazard in your home but also increase risk of misuse. Find a collection site near you: https://loom.ly/RTaYR-0

The Center for Health Affairs enjoyed sharing best practices on workforce initiatives with colleagues from state and regional hospital associations at the American Hospital Association. Thank you AHA!

Natural disasters like Hurricane Helene have caused a shortage of IV fluids, irrigation fluids & dialysis solutions. Alongside local health institutions, our emergency preparedness team has been working to ensure Northeast Ohio is prepared. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4fhl7rL

Congratulations to our friends at Cleveland Clinic on this new initiative! https://loom.ly/pQPOZ68

Join us as we celebrate the public opening of the Opportunity Center at Vía Sana, a community space designed to connect residents of the Clark-Fulton neighborhood with essential resources for health and well-being. The Open House will be a chance for members of the community to tour the Center and learn about the resources and services available there, including education and training programs, cooking demonstrations and financial literacy workshops. It also is a permanent space for the Tri-C Access Center, which provides affordable or no-cost educational and workforce programming. The Opportunity Center is a hub for the Institute for H.O.P.E.™ , which studies the impact of social drivers of health on the community, develops strategy and processes to screen MetroHealth patients to identify those who are at risk and connects them with community service organizations and other resources. The Institute also develops and delivers direct interventions to help address patients' unmet needs. To RSVP, email InstituteForHOPE@metrohealth.org.

As part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on October 26, University Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic are partnering to host collection efforts at more than a dozen locations across Northeast Ohio. This event gives the public an easy way to rid their homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs. Medication drop-off locations will be available at various UH locations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. You can find UH locations here: https://lnkd.in/enrRivuy All UH drug take-back sites will offer free naloxone kits and fentanyl test strips courtesy of Project DAWN. This continued effort to make naloxone widely available remains a key strategy in fighting the opioid epidemic. The comprehensive approach appears to be working to combat the opioid crisis, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that U.S. drug overdose deaths decreased by 10%. The CDC, also warned earlier this month of a potential public health risk ordering pills from online pharmacies that may be laced with Fentanyl, leading to accidental overdose. According to the CDC, there were more than 107,500 overdose deaths in the United States in 2023. As part of overall efforts to keep the community healthy, UH Lake West, Portage and TriPoint medical centers as well as the Ashland County Sheriff's Office will also provide no-cost glucose and blood pressure health screenings during this event. “University Hospitals and the Cleveland Clinic continue to collaborate to advance the health needs of our communities by focusing on the prevention of substance misuse,” said Jeanne Lackamp, MD, DFAPA, FACLP, Chair, Department of Psychiatry at UH Cleveland Medical Center and Director, Behavioral Health Institute at UH. “This Drug Take-Back Day is one example of our joint approach to reduce unintentional drug overdose deaths.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/g3sPUJhM #drugtakeback #prescriptiondrugs #opioids #opioidepidemic #opioidprevention #substancemisuse #drugoverdose #prevention 

Ensuring that there is access to good jobs for all is important year-round, not just during National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Workers with disabilities make contributions and possess talents that are essential to the workforce every day. We are proud to be an organization committed to being accessible for all employees and visitors