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𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐬! 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 This July 17th, The Institute NC (TINC) is hosting a critical session focused on Health Disparities. Join us for an insightful discussion exploring the root causes of unequal access to healthcare and its impact on communities. https://lnkd.in/equtNNPm

Federal and state governments are focusing efforts on addressing rising suicide and overdose rates. Regulatory changes aim to improve behavioral health access but may offer short-term challenges or missed opportunities for underprepared organizations. Read our latest HIStalk piece featuring VP of External Affairs, Vatsala Kapur to learn more about regulatory changes and the potential impact on the healthcare industry. https://bit.ly/3RKyO8d #WeAreBambooHealth #BehavioralHealth

Check out this article on #pain in #american #corrections settings by authors Aditya Banerjee, Sean Mackey, Noel Vest and Beth Darnall, PhD #painmedicine #painscience #prison #incarceration #digitalhealth #digitalhealthcare #digitalhealthsolutions

How do you decide whether to go into medicine or public health? To choose either, you clearly have to be motivated to help people. Those who choose public health have a desire to move from helping one individual at a time into looking upstream to see how to impact entire communities. If you're driven more toward prevention, and making change on a wide-scale, then public health may be the right choice for you. #MedicineVsPublicHealth #ChoosingYourPath #HelpingPeople #CommunityImpact

I recently shared my thoughts on tackling health disparities faced by men in a feature by Catholic Health World. The article emphasizes the need for a more personalized approach in healthcare delivery to effectively reach and serve men. I discuss how members of the Health Leaders Network team and providers can make sure men are receiving necessary screenings and follow-up appointments. You can read the article by visiting this link - https://lnkd.in/gAfUiCPB  

Health in All Policies state-level working groups can address health drivers across different sectors to improve public health and address health inequities. In a new report by ASTHO's Kerry Wyss, learn about some of the common elements of these groups that can be used to tackle complex public health challenges nationwide. Access now: https://lnkd.in/e9Ru94Wv. #HiAP #PublicHealth #HealthEquity

I am looking forward to seeing this series of CareSearch: Palliative Care blogs exploring issues around public health context and community approaches that address palliative care and end of life. Understanding the interplay between person, family, health and care systems, and communities should be shaping an integrated framework that supports needs over time, transitions across settings and community and societal contexts. Thanks, Jason, for getting us started!

"Gender-based violence is both a cause and a consequence of FGM and fistula.” Hear more from Dr. Kabiru Atta from EngenderHealth on the importance of a holistic health sector response to addressing GBV during a replay of our recent webinar: https://bit.ly/3Gos4I2 #EndFGM #GBVAwareness #HealthSector #HolisticApproach #Webinar #HerVoiceMatters

It's National Minority Health Month! Did you know minority communities are more likely to experience barriers to accessing healthcare? Learn more on the importance of improving the health of minority communities and reducing health disparities. Visit: https://ow.ly/eOgr50RhcLn.

"Palliative care is widely recognised as a public health concern, with both structural and social determinants of health affecting health outcomes and access to palliative care.” In this blog, A/Prof Jason Mills kick starts our new series on public health approaches to improving palliative care. Read ⏩ https://lnkd.in/grBJKcbv #PublicHealth #PallCare #ImprovingCare #NewSeries