Last Mile Health’s Post

New research from Last Mile Health and the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health, with support from #Exemplars in Global Health, examined the implementation of the country’s national community health worker program across all 16 districts in Sierra Leone. The findings, which show unique challenges in environment, disease-burden, and percentage of hard-to-reach communities, provide insights into interventions that can be made at the district and national level to ensure access and quality care to all. Read more about their findings here. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3SDihnM

For the past few years we’ve been delivering the Health Anchors Learning Network funded by The Health Foundation. 'Anchor institutions' are rooted in a place and have significant assets, giving them a real opportunity to use these resources to benefit their community 📈 🚀 Through the Network we support these organisations - such as hospitals, Local Authorities and businesses - to think creatively about tackling inequalities, for instance through employment, environmental action and their supply chains 🌱 ⚖ We've used a variety of methods, including events, toolkits and creating the first online anchor learning programme (it's free, so take a look!) 🛠 In this new #impact story, I summarise how we've leveraged a learning network to drive real change across the UK: https://lnkd.in/em_vEu3p 👀 🎯 #nhsanchors #localauthorities #localgov #tackleinequalities #procurement #environment #employment #placebased #localchange

🌟 Day 2: Let’s explore the transformative power of Universal Health Coverage (UHC)! 🏥💫 Universal Health Coverage not only ensures that everyone can access essential health services without financial hardship but also contributes to healthier communities, reduces poverty, and fosters economic development. Today, we celebrate the successes and progress made in countries with robust UHC systems. Together, let’s continue advocating for #HealthForAll and work towards a future where no one is left behind. 🌍💚 #UHC #HealthEquity #GlobalHealth" The Academy of Public Health

Next week, I will be speaking at the Alliance for Peacebuilding conference PeaceCon 2024 in DC. I will be speaking about how we can be creative about measuring "peace" in a setting, since there is no standard definition or measure. I will discuss how peace and health have come to be intertwined and address how examination of health measures can help find gaps in peacebuilding efforts across communities. I argue that measuring specific population health outcomes should be at least part of how we measure peace in a society.

Read our short communication: Five ways UK European Capitals and Cities of Culture have connected cultural activities with nature and their impacts on health and wellbeing, wider determinants of health and inequality Public Health in Practice, https://lnkd.in/egN6wbt6

NY hospitals and health systems cover the cost of care for people in need, subsidize care and services in low-income, elderly and underserved communities and invest in many community health initiatives. Learn more at HANYS.org/impact

The @Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and @CVS Health recently shared their findings in a joint research paper about how health plans can address social determinants of health, specifically using community health worker-led programs. Read the full report below to learn about the value of community health workers and how we can make tactical changes to improve outcomes. Be sure to read the full report below! #TeamCVS

The @Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and @CVS Health recently shared their findings in a joint research paper about how health plans can address social determinants of health, specifically using community health worker-led programs. Read the full report below to learn about the value of community health workers and how we can make tactical changes to improve outcomes. Be sure to read the full report below! #TeamCVS

The @Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and @CVS Health recently shared their findings in a joint research paper about how health plans can address social determinants of health, specifically using community health worker-led programs. Read the full report below to learn about the value of community health workers and how we can make tactical changes to improve outcomes. Be sure to read the full report below! #TeamCVS