Dermatology Advisor’s Post

Our health is a function of our social and political environments as much as it is a function of our genetics and choices. The rise in chronic illnesses - both physical and mental - is not normal and should not be normalized. We need social and political reforms make health accessible to everyone. The primary role of healthcare therefore is not finding new drugs and treatments but changing the environment that is causing disease. #SocioEnvironmentalFactors #HealthPolicies #ChronicIllness

Bridging the gap in healthcare includes understanding how conditions like psoriasis impact various communities differently. With 1.5% of African Americans and 3.6% of Caucasians affected by psoriasis, it's crucial to tailor awareness and treatments to meet diverse needs. #PsoriarisAwareness #AgapeFamilyHealth #HealthyAging

#Underwriting smokers just got a lot more interesting. New research reveals that tobacco’s mortality is surprisingly durable and tenacious. Sue Bartholf will review the latest smoker #mortality findings, including the relative mortality impact on other health conditions. She’ll show you how to find real-world, fact-based evidence of nicotine dependence in clinical data so you can quickly categorize high-risk applicants and realize greater protective value from your #risk-assessment methodologies. #SOAHealth 

🌍 Diabetes & Socioeconomic Factors: The latest research examines the intersection of food insecurity and severe hypoglycemia in diabetes patients. This crucial insight emphasizes the role of social determinants in shaping health outcomes. Join the conversation on how we can work towards a more inclusive and supportive healthcare system. 🏥❤️ https://lnkd.in/e9uy2EZG #HypoglycemiaResearch #DiabetesResearch #FoodInsecurity #HungerIssues #EndHunger #WarOnHunger #HealthEquity #DiabetesCare #PublicHealth #HealthAndFoodSecurity

📣 #Liverdisease poses a significant health & socio-economic burden worldwide, yet it lacks adequate attention on the global political agenda. This #WorldLiverDay, let's prioritise liver health together! 🤝 Learn more ➡ bit.ly/3KWNA8O. @EASLnews #EUNewsline

Did you know that approximately 54 million Americans have bone-related deficiencies such as osteopenia or osteoporosis? To observe National Men's Health Month, we are sharing a research brief titled Osteoporosis Knowledge and Health Beliefs Among Men in Midlife Years. Read it here: https://t.ly/ddUdn #menshealthmonth #mhm #mhm2024 #jneb

The most significant change for the April 2024 triannual evaluations is an adjustment in the trait model for six CDCB health evaluations – resistance to milk fever, displaced abomasum, ketosis, mastitis, metritis, and retained placenta. https://lnkd.in/gB3g9VEf

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So, if you know me, you know this... if you don't, well here goes.... I am passionate about getting the solution right for clients and more importantly their people. I believe we need to think bigger and not get "stuck" in one solution path or another. This study shows the power of a solution that we have been engaged with for some time. It reduces the financial barriers to care and also helps to engage employees around cost and quality in real time. Often when looking at this in the past, it was only available in a self-funded funding structure, but now it recently became available in the fully insured space in Wisconsin. I am a huge fan of alternative funding, but I have also learned that not everyone is quite in that fan club (yet!). Some need more time and knowledge, some will never get there. The good news is that we can start to move the needle for employees, no matter the funding preference! #cfoinsights #ceoinsights #thinkingdifferently #hr #hrbenefits #employeeexperience