Alaska coalition tells Senate committee 'Housing is health care,' urges data sharing and stable funding Owen Brooks of the Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness told the Senate Health committee that poor housing quality and homelessness produce dramatically worse health outcomes and urged better HMIS interoperability, Medicaid enrollment data sharing, and sustained state funding for homeless assistance programs.

Housing conditions in Alaska are directly linked to alarming health outcomes, with those experiencing homelessness facing a life expectancy nearly three decades shorter than the general population.

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#AK #HealthOutcomes #CitizenPortal #HomelessnessResponse #DataSharing

Bill to require employers to permit workers to sit when reasonably possible is laid over after testimony Representative Jones's bill (HF 3796) would give employees a reasonable expectation to sit where the nature of the work permits. Testimony split between museum workers and unions who supported the bill and business groups and DLI staff who raised vagueness and enforcement concerns; the committee laid the amended bill over for further work.

A new bill in Minnesota aims to ensure workers can sit when the job allows, sparking fierce debate between supporters advocating for health and business groups raising concerns about vagueness and compliance.

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#MN #HealthOutcomes #CitizenPortal #MinnesotaWorkers

Today VONNE are hosting the Assura VCSE Outcomes for Health Commissioning online workshop

The project, which I coordinate, is co-creating a framework better to measure the impact of VCSE organisations in health commissioning

Great to have voices from across the region today

#VCSE #HealthOutcomes

#SoHEU Country Health Profile spotlight 🔦Spain
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How does Spain achieve some of the EU's best #healthoutcomes while spending below the EU average? 🔦@consalud.bsky.social explores the findings from the 2025 Country Health Profile for Spain in a series of articles, linked below!

Latino Access Initiative. Find culturally appropriate outreach, access, and retention interventions among Latino/a populations. prevention.ucsf.edu/about/ucsf-p...

• Engagement in Care
• Awareness of #HIVstatus
• Improvement of #HealthOutcomes

Senate unanimously passes bill favoring home electronic incarceration for pregnant and postpartum women when possible House Bill 8 57 passed the Senate 39–0; it establishes a statutory presumption (rebuttable) that pregnant, postpartum and nursing women in jails should be placed on home electronic incarceration when possible, and clarifies the postpartum period definition.

Virginia's Senate just passed a groundbreaking bill that prioritizes the health and well-being of pregnant and postpartum women in jails by allowing home electronic incarceration when possible.

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#VA #HealthOutcomes #CitizenPortal #MotherChildBonding #VirginiaJails

Which country has the lowest smoking-related disease in Europe? Sweden.
Why?
Long-term use of oral nicotine alternatives
World-leading low lung cancer rates
Sweden proves a simple principle:
When smokers switch, disease falls.
#Sweden #THR #HealthOutcomes
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House Finance committee advances a package of tax bills, including grocery-store incentives and tobacco tax changes The Washington House Finance Committee on Feb. 9 held an executive session to brief and vote on a large package of tax bills. Substitutes for multiple bills — including HB 22-97 (grocery incentives), HB 23-82 (cigarette and vapor taxes) and several others — were reported out of committee with due-pass recommendations after amendment votes and debate.

The Washington House Finance Committee just advanced crucial tax bills aimed at boosting grocery store access in underserved areas and revamping tobacco taxes—find out what this means for your community!

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#WA #HealthOutcomes #CitizenPortal #TaxReform #FoodAccess

Correlation Between Delivery Type and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Case-Control Study Mode of delivery impacts pelvic floor dysfunction. Study finds women with caesarean deliveries showed less PFD than those with vaginal delivery. Is delivery approach critical for recovery? #Childbirth #HealthOutcomes

Mode of delivery impacts pelvic floor dysfunction. Study finds women with caesarean deliveries showed less PFD than those with vaginal delivery. Is delivery approach critical for recovery? #Childbirth #HealthOutcomes
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Funding Opportunities PCORI funds patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER), issuing funding opportunity announcements several times each year. PCORI also funds projects that support CER, such as…

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#ResearchFunding #HealthOutcomes #PCORI #PatientCenteredCare #GrantOpportunities #AHealthierDemocracy

Lawmakers hear broad support to make Nebraska’s Prenatal Plus program permanent and extend postpartum coverage Sen. George Dungan’s LB773 would remove a sunset on the Prenatal Plus program and extend services through 60 days postpartum; supporters, including hospitals, physicians and maternal‑health groups, said the program improves outcomes and can save Medicaid dollars, while some senators questioned fiscal-note assumptions.

Nebraska's Prenatal Plus program is on the verge of becoming permanent, promising vital support for new mothers and their babies—could this be a game-changer for maternal health?

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#NE #CaseManagement #HealthOutcomes #CitizenPortal #MaternalHealth

Shepherd Pratt tells Finance Committee CCBHCs cut ED visits and warns grant-based funding is unsustainable Marshall Henson of Shepherd Pratt told the Finance Committee CCBHC services reduced emergency department visits by 45% among their clients and improved chronic disease indicators, but the provider warned that time-limited grant funding is unsustainable without federal payment or bridge funding.

Shepherd Pratt's innovative CCBHC model is not only cutting emergency department visits by 45% but also saving lives, yet the clock is ticking on their funding sustainability.

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#MD #HealthOutcomes #MarylandCommunity #CitizenPortal #SustainabilityChallenges #MentalHealthCare

Senate declares Kentucky a 'food is medicine' state and directs agencies to expand local nutrition programs The Kentucky Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolution 23, as amended, declaring the state a 'food is medicine' state and directing agencies to coordinate pilots (produce prescriptions, medically tailored meals) with the Kentucky Hospital Association and Kentucky Department of Agriculture; the resolution passed 35-0.

Kentucky has officially declared itself a "food is medicine" state, paving the way for innovative nutrition-focused health initiatives to improve the well-being of its residents.

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#KY #HealthOutcomes #CitizenPortal #LocalFoodSystems #NutritionIntegration

Panel adopts amendment asking DES to seek USDA waiver to restrict SNAP purchases; bill advances 7–5 After hours of testimony for and against vendor and beneficiary impacts, the committee adopted an amendment directing DES to request USDA authority to restrict SNAP purchases (aligned to a WIC‑style list) and returned HB23‑96 with a due‑pass recommendation, 7‑5. Advocates warned of food deserts and administrative burdens; supporters cited obesity and diabetes data.

A heated debate unfolds as Arizona's committee moves to restrict SNAP purchases, aiming for healthier choices while raising concerns over access for vulnerable communities.

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#AZ #HealthOutcomes #NutritionPolicy #CitizenPortal #FoodSecurity #ArizonaSNAP

CalPERS board education day covered AI, health initiatives; fund now 84% funded with nearly $600 billion in assets At the Jan. 31 town hall, board representative Yvonne Walker summarized a recent board education day on investments and health programs and said the pension fund is 84% funded with nearly $600 billion in assets as of Dec. 31, a 5 percentage‑point improvement from six months earlier.

CalPERS is making strides with an 84% funded status and nearly $600 billion in assets, while health initiatives show promising outcomes—find out how AI is shaping their investment strategy!

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#CA #InvestmentStrategy #HealthOutcomes #CitizenPortal #ArtificialIntelligence

Putting patients first: 5 strategic shifts making clinical trials patient-centric From gamified digital platforms to remote sample collection and agile site activation, sponsors are reimagining trial design.

#clinicaltrials #patientcentricclinicaltrials #clinicalresearch #clinicaltrialdesign #clinicaltrialdesign #patientengagement #healthoutcomes #patientrecruitment #reimaginingtrialdesign #CROs #FDA #EMA #CTEs #patientcentricclinicalresearch #clinicaltrialsponsors #patientcentrictrials
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North Central Healthcare honored as 2025 Children's System of Care champion Marathon County officials recognized North Central Healthcare for statewide recognition as a 2025 Children's System of Care champion, citing improved Tri-County collaboration, a continuum of youth services, and reductions in out-of-home placements.

Marathon County celebrates North Central Healthcare as a 2025 Children's System of Care champion, highlighting groundbreaking collaborations that are transforming youth services and keeping children in their communities.

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#MarathonCounty #WI #MarathonCountyChildren #HealthOutcomes

Nevada Health Authority outlines priorities after SB494 reorganization At a Jan. 6 interim meeting, Nevada Health Authority Director Stacy Weeks told the Joint Interim Committee on Health and Human Services the newly stood-up agency now manages Medicaid, the public option and other programs covering almost 1 million Nevadans and overseeing about $13 billion in state and federal health spending. Weeks outlined four strategic priorities: health improvement, program viability, workforce capacity and value-driven purchasing.

The Nevada Health Authority is poised for transformation, now overseeing nearly 1 million lives and a staggering $13 billion in health care spending, all while focusing on improving health outcomes and program viability.

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#NV #WorkforceCapacity #HealthOutcomes

Iris at San Isidro opens with 100 affordable units and $11.5 million in county support Speakers at the Iris at San Isidro dedication in San Diego County announced 100 new affordable housing units and $11,500,000 in county support—$5,000,000 from the housing trust fund and $6,500,000 from No Place Like Home funds—aimed at housing people who were formerly homeless.

A new chapter begins in San Diego County with the grand opening of the Iris at San Isidro, featuring 100 affordable housing units backed by a remarkable $11.5 million county investment.

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#SanDiegoCounty #CA #HealthOutcomes #CommunityStability #HousingInnovation

Does Your Personality Put You At a Higher Risk of Dying? The study of personality type is probably as old as humankind. Ancient Greek scholar Hippocrates chalked up differences in temperament to imbalances in the body’s constituent fluids, the four humors—blood,...

Does Your Personality Put You At a Higher Risk of Dying? #Science #HealthandMedicine #PublicHealth #PersonalityRisk #HealthOutcomes #PublicHealthResearch

🆕 New for the 2025 #SoHEU Country Health Profiles: an interactive Data Explorer. Compare countries with the EU average on #HealthOutcomes, risk factors, #HealthSystem performance & #pharmaceuticals, with custom multi-country views and charts.

🔎Explore: https://tinyurl.com/yv9puk8b

Barriers to health care among rural adults by disability status Purpose Access to health care supports both individual and population health. Ample research demonstrates access barriers faced by rural residents and people with disabilities; however, less researc...

"Rural individuals w/disabilities face more barriers to care than their peers without #disabilities, including delaying care, which can potentially worsen #HealthOutcomes."
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#MedSky #PatientExperience #HealthPolicy #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #RuralHealth

The subject of preserving #muscle is getting a lot of intention, sometimes leading people to lose sight of the real point: #HealthOutcomes. Resistance and other forms of exercise are important for health.
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Menopause Futures * Journal of Futures Studies Essay Luisa Ilper Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden Abstract Women in menopause around the world and across cultures suffer from a lack of support during menopause and beyond. This exploratory s...

jfsdigital.org/2025-2/vol-3... How can #causallayeredanalysis be utilized to explore better #healthoutcomes for #women during #menopause? Start the journey with Luisa Ilper. Join the discussion to fill-in the limited #knowledge and #treatmentoptions available for women experiencing life-constraining

UK-US deal is good news for NHS patients and will help to support UK life sciences competitiveness, says ABPI Industry hopes the new trade agreement will allow more innovative medicines to reach a greater number of NHS patients and will be a positive step in supporting the UK life sciences industry.

#ABPI #UKUStradedeal #lifesciences #PharmaIndustry #innovativemedicines #UKlifesciencesindustry #lifesciencesinvestment #lifesciencesresearch #pharmaceuticalexports #VPAG #VPAGscheme #NICEthreshold #patientaccess #healthoutcomes #lifescienceinvestment #NHSaccesstomedicines
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Graphic promoting the 3rd EuroQol UK & Ireland Regional Meeting 2026. Features background photo of Sheffield Council Hall on a cloudy day, with text "Research Call. Call for Abstracts for the 3rd EuroQol UK & Ireland Regional Meeting 2026 now OPEN. 07 January 2026, 23:59 CET."

🗓️ Save the date!

Join us on 25 March 2026 in Sheffield, UK for the 3rd #EuroQolUKAndIrlRegionalMeeting2026.

Expect keynotes, interactive sessions & innovative EQ-5D research.

Submit your abstract by 7 Jan 2026!
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#HealthOutcomes

A 6-Month Evaluation of the Peer-Ceived Momentary Assessment Method in a Small Sample of Liver Transplant Patients and Their Support Persons: Longitudinal Observational Study Background: Patient-reported outcomes, including ecological momentary assessments (EMAs), are acquired from patients via repeated self-reports of their perceived momentary physical and emotional states before and after medical procedures. Patient-reported outcomes are used to measure health outcomes and quality of care. However, certain observable states or behaviors (eg, moods such as fatigue, hope, or medication adherence), or behaviors suggestive of health decline (eg, depression, cognitive decline), are not easily measured via self-reports in certain situations (eg, patients undergoing certain medical procedures, patients with dementia, and others). The peer-ceived momentary assessment (PeerMA) method involves support persons or peers (eg, family members and friends) to report their perception of a patient’s subjective physical and emotional states and has been validated in healthy populations. Objective: We examined the value of the PeerMA method in assessing the disease progression and recovery pathways of patients undergoing liver transplantation. Herein, the PeerMA method is operationalized via the patient’s informal caregivers and the patient-based EMA, and wearable-based physical activity datasets from the patients. We report the #feasibility results and human factors influencing the acceptance and reliability of the PeerMA method in a small study comprising 8 patients and support persons. Methods: We conducted a longitudinal observational study of 6 months (autumn 2019 to spring 2020), collecting EMA/self-reports from 8 patients (at the liver transplant clinic at Stanford University Hospital, California) about their perceived levels of hope, sleep, fatigue, depression, and pain in addition to PeerMA-based reports of the same aspects from 7 caregivers. We collected physical activity records from 5 patients using a Fitbit bracelet. Participants completed pre- and poststudy surveys, contributing qualitative data. We implemented the PeerMA method using a smartphone app, making it easy to use by both patients and support persons. Results: We collected 1142 patient-days and 976 support person–days. On average, each patient received 103 EMAs and responded to 64 (63%) of them, while support persons received 87 PeerMAs and responded to 64 (74%) of them. We report empirical evidence about the methodological #feasibility of PeerMA, showing its dual and unique information streams unavailable by EMA alone. We show examples where support person assessments and physical activity data can inform health professionals about the actual state of a patient regarding outcomes such as hope, sleep quality, fatigue, pain, and depression. We discuss human factors influencing the acceptance of the method and make methodological recommendations. Conclusions: It is possible to leverage data acquired via the PeerMA method and a wearable activity monitor to complement EMA. The PeerMA method incorporates frequent observations from support persons in patients’ daily lives, which can be compared and analyzed next to the patient’s self-reports. Such data may help to study and assist patients during disease recovery, which is beneficial for patients recovering from an organ transplant. Trial Registration:

JMIR Formative Res: A 6-Month Evaluation of the Peer-Ceived Momentary Assessment Method in a Small Sample of Liver Transplant Patients and Their Support Persons: Longitudinal Observational Study #HealthOutcomes #PatientCare #LiverTransplant #PeerSupport #EcologicalMomentaryAssessment

“Poor #HealthOutcomes are not the failing of our youth, rather, they’re the failing of complex, intertwined systems that don’t allow us to put youths’ needs at the center of their care experiences.”

—Rebecca Gudeman, Managing Director of Health & Well-being @youthlaw.bsky.social

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Higher #diabetes fatalism predicts lower mental health scores over time. Emotional distress worsens HbA1c and physical & mental health. These effects persist—emotional distress is especially harmful.

Read in #JGIM: rdcu.be/eOQdM #DiabetesCare #HealthOutcomes

Opening doors for marginalised people directly improves their health outcomes! FACTS. Just saying…
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#lgbtq #lgbt #advocacy #healthequity #publichealth #healthoutcomes #health #fyp #reelsuk