Local and personal factors, such as neighborhood, race, gender, and age, significantly influence our mental health status. Between 2000 and 2020, for example, rural communities experienced a 46 ...

Health systems research plays a critical role in understanding and improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of healthcare delivery. This field explores societal organization around shared ...

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This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Public health policy includes the ideas or plans for action related to economics, organization and management, programs, and clinical outcomes. All of these factors influence public health. Students ...

Direct democracy through state ballot initiatives, initiated by both citizens and legislatures, holds potential for policy change relating to a large array of important social issues, including ...

This brief gives an overview of health challenges across the Pacific Islands region and identifies the need for development partners such as the United States to reframe their approach to health ...

The global role of the WHO lies in its establishment and monitoring of international standards or guidelines, helping to standardize healthcare services and goals worldwide. In addition, it helps ...

A collaborative program between the FDA Center for Tobacco Products and the NAM, this 12-month, multidisciplinary residential program is designed for mid-career professionals to gain experience and ...