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In sickness and health: the influence of paid leave on employee commitment

Taylor Thomas — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 18:23:45 +0000

In sickness and health: the influence of paid leave on employee commitment Taylor Thomas Tue, 10/18/2022 - 14:23

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George Mason Associate Professor of Health Administration and Policy discusses the importance of job-protected paid leave.

Priyanka Anand, PhD

According to surveys conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor in 2018, only 56 percent of Americans have access job-protected leave afforded by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), leaving 44% of Americans ineligible for this coverage because they haven’t been employed long enough or their workplace is too small.

The FMLA grants employees the ability to take an unpaid leave of absence to care for loved ones in the event of an unforeseen illness or disability. Because many Americans cannot afford to hire professional care providers when a family member falls ill or has a disability, they are often left with the responsibility of providing the care themselves, which is referred to as informal care. For this reason, many people are forced to reduce hours working a paying job to attend to their informal care duties, causing severe loss in income and risking losing their job entirely.

Associate Professor in the Department of Health Administration and Policy at ��AV Dr. Priyanka Anand’s research centers on social safety net programs with a particular focus on disability policy and paid leave. Her most recent research, titled “The role of paid family leave in labor supply responses to a spouse’s disability or health shock,” was featured in the 2022 Economic Report of the President.

Anand’s research provides insight into the influence of paid leave on labor supply decisions and labor force participation. She shares her knowledge of how health shocks affect families and disrupt employment and is available for further comment.

What is difference between FMLA, parental leave, and paid family or caregiving leave?

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was established in 1993 to guarantee 12 weeks of job-protected leave for individuals who are away from work due to medical conditions. FMLA is most known for maternity leave, but also covers long and short-term health conditions and caring for a sick or disabled family member. Job-protected leave, like FMLA, means their job will be available when they return from leave; however, employers are not required to compensate employees while on leave.

Parental leave can be paid or unpaid depending on an individual’s place of employment. Parental leave is given on a company-by-company basis and is not guaranteed in the United States. Paid family or caregiving leave, on the other hand, allows employees to take compensated leave to care for a family member experiencing a health condition.

What factors should someone consider when deciding whether to take time off to care for a family member?

When faced with the prospect of caring for a family member, individuals should closely consider their options and understand the potential outcomes of each. My research provides a framework of three pathways people generally take after a family member’s health shock. The first is to continue working and either provide informal care in addition to working or rely on formal care, which can be costly. The second is to take a short period of leave (either paid or unpaid) and eventually return to work. The third pathway is leaving the workforce entirely to provide full-time informal care.

Individuals oftentimes have to choose between the lesser of evils when faced with what to do about a loved one’s care, all of which result in some form of financial consequence both in the household and on the broader economy. The availability of paid leave can play an important role in this decision as well.

What would the addition of state or federal paid leave policies mean for American workers?

In states that have paid leave policies, the length of paid leave ranges from six to 12 weeks, but most states do not have any paid leave policies at all. In April 2021, President Biden proposed the American Families Plan which would have federally ensured all workers in the U.S. are guaranteed 12 weeks of paid family leave. Unfortunately, it did not pass through Congress in the Inflation Reduction Act.

The availability of paid leave and job protection is designed to offset the financial burden of the health shock. Paid family leave allows workers to maintain a steady income while finding a permanent solution for their long-term caregiving needs, rather than choosing between losing earnings or paying for formal care. The ultimate goal of paid family leave is to alleviate the emotional and financial burdens that come hand-in-hand with a family member experiencing an illness or disability, allowing the individual to maintain their participation in the labor force and improve their overall well-being.

In addition to the cost-saving benefits, paid family leave policies have the potential to alleviate gender workforce disparities given that the burden of caregiving often falls onto women.

Priyanka Anand is an associate professor in the Department of Health Administration and Policy at ��AV. She is a renowned researcher whose work includes estimating the effect of the ACA Medicaid expansions on federal disability insurance applications, examining the relationship between rising health insurance costs and employee compensation, and analyzing the time use of people with disabilities. Anand’s novel findings on paid family leave, which are in the 2022 Economic Report of the President and published in the Journal of Health Economics, identify implications for the future of federal paid leave policies.

For more information, contact Michelle Thompson at 703-993-3485 or mthomp7@gmu.edu.

About Mason

��AV, Virginia’s largest public research university, enrolls 39,000 students from 130 countries and all 50 states. Located near Washington, D.C., Mason has grown rapidly over the last half-century and is recognized for its innovation and entrepreneurship, remarkable diversity, and commitment to accessibility. In 2022, Mason celebrates 50 years as an independent institution. Learn more at http://www.gmu.edu.

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The College of Health and Human Services prepares students to become leaders and to shape the public's health through academic excellence, research of consequence, community outreach, and interprofessional clinical practice. The College enrolls more than 1,900 undergraduate and 1,300 graduate students in its nationally-recognized offerings, including 6 undergraduate degrees, 13 graduate degrees, and 6 certificate programs. The college is transitioning to a college of public health in the near future. For more information, visit https://chhs.gmu.edu.

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Anand discusses research on paid leave with U.S. policymakers

Mary Cunningham — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 01:12:02 +0000

Anand discusses research on paid leave with U.S. policymakers Mary Cunningham Thu, 10/13/2022 - 21:12

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Priyanka Anand, associate professor of Health Administration and Policy, shared her research with staffers from the Joint Economic Committee and the National Partnership for Women and Families.

Priyanka Anand, associate professor of Health Administration and Policy

Priyanka Anand, associate professor of Health Administration and Policy, has conducted research on the impact of paid family leave mandates on labor supply and caregiving decisions following a spousal disability or health shock. Recently, she discussed her research with staffers on the U.S. Joint Economic Committee, the National Partnership for Women and Families, and a legislative aid from Senator Jamie Raskin’s office.

Anand’s trip to the Hill allowed for important dialogue about paid leave, which remains a hot topic after being excluded from the recent Inflation Reduction Act. The United States does not have a universal paid family leave policy. Her research was featured in the 2022 Economic Report of the President.

With staffers on the Joint Economic Committee, Anand provided a brief overview of her research and answered their questions related to how covid has changed the perspective on paid leave, gender differences in the impact of paid leave, and some of the long-term benefits of receiving federal disability benefits. Anand says they were interested in learning about findings regarding the benefits of expanding access to paid leave and providing federal disability benefits. The Joint Economic Committee uses data to shape the economic narrative via hearings and reports.

“I was happy to see that the staffers were still interested in talking about paid leave, but I think everyone (myself included) was still disappointed about how it got left out of the Inflation Reduction Act and uncertain about when will be the next chance to pass any kind of universal paid leave policy,” said Anand. “Our findings have important policy implications for current efforts to expand access to paid leave to those who are most in need. I am still hopeful that change can happen.”

Anand also met with a representative from the National Partnership for Women and Families to discuss a variety of issues related to paid leave, including why the adoption of paid family leave is so low, even in states with a paid leave policy, and whether there was a way to incentivize employers to encourage their employees to use paid leave when they are eligible. They discussed the abundance of research on parental leave, but the lack of research on paid sick leave and paid caregiving leave, which is part of Anand’s research focus. The National Partnership for Women and Families aims to improve the lives of women and families by achieving equality for all women.

“Learning what questions policymakers are asking about paid leave and disability policy was really helpful for me to use when shaping the direction of my future research. It was also helpful to learn about how to make my research most accessible to them since it can lead to policy changes,” said Anand.

The meetings were set up for Anand as part of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth’s Grantee Conference that showcases cutting-edge research on how economic inequality affects economic growth and stability. Equitable Growth is funding Anand’s current research that uses machine learning methods to predict who has access to paid leave through their employer. Their preliminary results show that workers who most need paid leave because of a household shock are less likely to have access to it.

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Fierce Healthcare: Affiliate faculty member Peter Kongstvedt is quoted in an article on COVID-19 vaccine coverage questions for insurers

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Fierce Healthcare: Affiliate faculty member Peter Kongstvedt is quoted in an article on COVID-19 vaccine coverage questions for insurers eander6 Fri, 09/09/2022 - 16:35

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Peter Kongstvedt, MD

COVID vaccine coverage questions abound for health insurers.

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Bioengineer: Dr. Priyanka Anand comments on a report she authored about paid policy leaves

eander6 — Fri, 13 May 2022 16:43:34 +0000

Bioengineer: Dr. Priyanka Anand comments on a report she authored about paid policy leaves eander6 Fri, 05/13/2022 - 12:43

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Priyanka Anand, PhD

Paid leave mandates reduce likelihood of decreasing paid work hours after a spouse’s health shock, study shows.

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HR World: Dr. Priyanka Anand comments on a report she authored about paid policy leaves

eander6 — Fri, 13 May 2022 16:38:40 +0000

HR World: Dr. Priyanka Anand comments on a report she authored about paid policy leaves eander6 Fri, 05/13/2022 - 12:38

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Paid leave policies do not always include job protection: US President's 2022 Economic Report.

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Jeah Jung Joins the Department of Health Administration and Policy

John Brandon Cantrell — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:30:20 +0000

Jeah Jung Joins the Department of Health Administration and Policy John Brandon C… Fri, 01/07/2022 - 11:30

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Jung brings research expertise in health economics, health policy, and health disparities.

Jeah (Kyoungrae) Jung joins Mason’s Department of Health Administration and Policy in the College of Health and Human Services as a tenured professor on January 10, 2022.

Jung’s research analyzes health policy issues using approaches to infer causal relations from observational data. Her recent focus has been on provider incentives, prescription drug policies, Medicare Advantage, and health disparities. She has been the principal investigator of several R01 grants from the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Her work appears in health economics and health services research journals, including Health Services Research, Health Economics, and Journal of Health Economics.

“Dr. Jung is a highly-regarded health services researcher in the fields of health economics, health policy, Medicare, and health care systems,” says P.J. Maddox, chair of the Department of Health Administration and Policy. “We are thrilled to have her join us in the Department to share her knowledge with the Mason community and continue her impactful research.”

Currently, she is principal investigator on a study, funded by the NIA, researching the resource use and quality of care in Medicare Advantage. She is also involved in a study of disparities in cancer screening use among patients who have dementia, funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities via the University of California, Irvine with principal investigator Sunmin Lee.

She currently serves on a National Institutes of Health study section as a standing member. She also teaches a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services workshop on how to use Medicare Part D data for health research. Before coming to Mason, Jung was a faculty member in the Department of Health Policy and Administration at the Pennsylvania State University.

Jung holds a PhD in Health Services Research and Policy with a concentration in Health Economics from the University of Minnesota, as well as a Master of Public Health in Health Policy and a BS in Pharmacy, both from Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea.

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Ending Market Exclusivity for Statins Saves U.S. $12 Billion and Individuals Nearly $1,000 Annually

mthomp7 — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 18:09:21 +0000

Ending Market Exclusivity for Statins Saves U.S. $12 Billion and Individuals Nearly $1,000 Annually mthomp7 Wed, 11/17/2021 - 13:09

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Alison Evans Cuellar, PhD, MBA

New study from ��AV is first to comprehensively assess the economic impact of generic competition for statins.

Prescription drug costs represent nearly 10 percent of total health care expenses for Americans, pushing the issue to the forefront of national health care policy conversations. With rising costs an ongoing concern, a paper released today in JAMA Network Open, published by the American Medical Association, shows the impact that introducing generic medications to the marketplace can have on bringing down prices.

In a recent study, ��AV Associate Professor Hong Xue, PhD, in the College of Health and Human Services Department of Health Administration and Policy (HAP), and colleagues including doctoral students Shuo-yu Lin and Weiyu Zhou, evaluated the impact of ending market exclusivity for brand-name statin drugs on generic statin purchases. Statin drugs are used to lower cholesterol to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of death for men and women across racial and ethnic groups.

“Generic competition is effective for reducing prescription prices in the United States. Encouraging generic competition and access to generic medication should be considered as important regulatory policy options to reduce health expenditures,” according to Xue and Lin.

On average, more than 21 million statin prescriptions were purchased annually during the study’s 17-year period. After the market introduction of the generics, brand-name statin purchases decreased by 90.9 percent nationally and 27.4 percent individually. The study found that average annual cost savings per individual were $370.0 for private insurers, $281.0 for Medicare, $72.34 for Medicaid, and $211.9 for out-of-pocket, translating to an $11.9 billion savings for the US.

This study is the first to comprehensively assess the economic impact of generic competition for all available statins. The research team used a difference-in-difference design with data drawn from the annual nationwide Medical Expenditure Panel Survey for the years 2002 to 2018. The paper is entitled “Trends in utilization and expenditures for brand-name statins following introduction of generic statins in the United States, 2002-2018.”

The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research estimates that the average generic drug price is 49 percent of the corresponding brand-name drug. When six or more generic competitors exist, the amount saved is up to 95 percent. The authors note that there were seven brand-name statin drugs available prior to the end of market exclusivity. The study tracks market entry of five generic statins.

The transdisciplinary research team included Alison Evans Cuellar, PhD (HAP) and Weiyu Zhou from Mason’s Department of Statistics; Kyle Baumann, DO, from the University of Minnesota Medical School; and Chenxuan Zhou, Master of Finance, from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine.

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Mason Professor is Shedding Light on “Period Poverty” in the United States

John Brandon Cantrell — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:00:17 +0000

Mason Professor is Shedding Light on “Period Poverty” in the United States John Brandon C… Wed, 10/13/2021 - 12:00

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Gupta's study is being used to call for new laws to address the unmet needs of menstrual health.

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) has referenced Gupta’s research in support of legislation for menstrual equity.

Jhumka Gupta, ScD, MPH, associate professor in the College of Health and Human Services’ Department of Global and Community Health, says that she has always been drawn to research that seeks to “bring the ‘hidden side’ of things out in the open: such as violence against women and girls and refugee populations.” It’s only fitting that her recent work is receiving attention in the policymaking world by shining a light on a topic most people haven’t heard of: period poverty.

What is period poverty? Gupta explains that it’s a lack of access to menstrual hygiene products and other unmet menstrual health needs. It’s a topic that Gupta says is under-researched and under-funded.

“When you look at menstrual hygiene products, it’s a basic need, just like housing, food, and shelter, which are all well-documented as having critical public health implications,” says Gupta.

“Menstruation is something that impacts nearly all women and girls and other menstruators. You can assume that if people are struggling to pay for food, then they probably don’t have much money for menstrual products,” says Lauren Cardoso, study coordinator and lead author on the study. Menstrual products cost an average of $10 per month, according to one calculator, and are subject to state sales taxes in 27 states according to Period Equity.

Gupta and her team published a recent study that found that more than 14% of college women had experienced period poverty in the past year, and 10% experienced period poverty every month. Importantly, women who experience period poverty are more likely to report depression than those who did not. For example, more than two-thirds (68%) of the women who report period poverty every month report moderate or severe depression, and more than half (61.2%) of those who reported period poverty at some point in the last year reported moderate or severe depression. This contrasts with fewer than half (43%) of women who did not report period poverty at any point in the last year.

Bringing Period Poverty to the National Spotlight

Gupta’s research on period poverty, and more broadly, stigma and menstrual health, is helping to inform a national policy discussion on health equity, reaching well beyond the public health community.

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) has referenced Gupta’s research in support of legislation for menstrual equity.

“Period poverty impacts every part of our society–from housing to healthcare; from economic justice to education,” says Rep. Meng.

“For students, the inability to afford period products can severely inhibit their educational outcomes and mental wellbeing. Dr. Gupta’s work has highlighted how pervasive the problem of period poverty is among college-age women,” Rep. Meng says.

“When the study came out, it garnered a lot of media attention,” says Gupta. “Dr. Meng’s office shared the study on their social media, which was pretty exciting because she’s done really great work, whether it’s on period poverty or immigrant rights.”

After Gupta saw her research referenced on Rep. Meng’s social media, she reached out to Meng’s office to share additional resources. Rep. Meng’s office then proposed a meeting between Meng and Gupta. They met in June to talk about the results of her study and how Gupta could help inform Rep. Meng’s period poverty legislation in the future.

In May 2021, Meng introduced the Menstrual Equity for All Act of 2021, aimed at increasing access to menstrual products, and she met with Gupta to learn more about her work.

“These data are crucial to informing legislative solutions to combat period poverty, such as the grant program I introduced in my Menstrual Equity for All Act, which would incentivize colleges and universities to pilot free menstrual product programs on their campuses,” says Meng. “I applaud Dr. Gupta for her work and am grateful for her leadership on this research.”

Study Points to Racial Inequities; Mental Health Connection

The study’s findings also point to inequities in period poverty experiences. Black and Latina women reported the highest levels of period poverty experiences (19% and 24.5% respectively). Similar patterns were also seen for immigrant and first-generation students.

Women who experienced period poverty reported borrowing menstrual products, using other non-menstrual products (e.g., toilet paper or fabric), using pads or tampons longer than recommended, or going without them entirely during menstruation.

“One of the big takeaways from the study is that there were inequities reflected in the data,” Gupta says. “Unfortunately, that’s really not surprising because these patterns reflect what we see in other data and research about other types of health and social inequities in this country.”

“Future work really needs to dive deeper into these inequities,” says Gupta. “This issue of period poverty, and more broadly menstrual equity, can—and should—be integrated into broader research areas.”

Gupta also says that connecting period poverty to an existing public health issue, namely, student mental health, was an important part of this study.

“What I’ve heard from menstrual health advocates is that knowing the prevalence of period poverty is helpful and its connection to a public health outcome, like mental health, helps engage more actors to take action,” Gupta says. “We’re engaged in a national conversation about student mental health right now. Combating period poverty is something we can do to improve student mental health” added Cardoso.

What’s Next?

In addition to Rep. Meng’s national bill, several other states and jurisdictions are eyeing legislation that would provide menstrual supplies for free in government buildings, including schools.

California has currently passed proposed legislation Assembly Bill 367, otherwise known as the Menstrual Equity for All Bill, in both the state assembly and senate. If signed into law, it would be the first in the nation to include public higher education in legislation mandating the free provisions of menstrual products.

Ultimately, Gupta is encouraged that her study has informed policy and has the potential to help women and girls.

“The whole goal in doing research, especially when it comes to health inequity, is to not just to document patterns, but to also help translate findings into action,” says Gupta. “While this is one study, I am excited to witness the immediate policy impact to help address inequities in period poverty.”

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Study Shows Link between Using Snapchat and Vaping in College Students

John Brandon Cantrell — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 13:05:03 +0000

Study Shows Link between Using Snapchat and Vaping in College Students John Brandon C… Tue, 09/14/2021 - 09:05

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Alison Evans Cuellar, PhD, MBA

Lawrence J. Cheskin, MD

Each additional hour per day spent on Snapchat associated with a 4.61% increase in the probability of lifetime e-cigarette use.

Xue and his colleagues found that college-age e-cigarette users who spent more time on Snapchat had a higher prevalence of lifetime e-cigarette use as well as an increased frequency of e-cigarette use in the past 30 days. Photo Credit: Thought Catalog on Unsplash

As the Food and Drug Administration begins to issue rulings on the marketing and sale of e-cigarette products, health researchers are seeking more information on what influence, if any, social media use might have on vaping, especially among college students.

In a first-of-its-kind study, Associate Professor Hong Xue and Professors Alison Cuellar and Lawrence Cheskin in ��AV’s College of Health and Human Services, and colleagues examined associations between the amount of time spent on specific social media sites and the use of both e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes.

While most of the social media platforms reviewed in the study showed no significant association with vaping, Xue and his colleagues did find that college-age e-cigarette users who spent more time on Snapchat did have a higher prevalence of lifetime e-cigarette use as well as an increased frequency of e-cigarette use in the past 30 days.

College-age e-cigarette users who are occasional or regular vapers spend an average of just over two hours a day on Snapchat, according to the study. Non-users, on the other hand, spend less than an hour each day on the app. The study also found that each extra hour on Snapchat was associated with a 4.61 percent increase in likelihood of lifetime e-cigarette use.

“Our findings provide evidence of the important role that social media may play in promoting engagement in risky health behaviors for young adults, such as e-cigarette use,” says Xue. “Scientific evidence is urgently needed to inform interventions and policies that can reverse the trend.”

While traditional tobacco use among young people has declined over the years, estimates from the 2019 National Youth Tobacco Survey showed that more than one in four high school students were current e-cigarette users. Those students, now in college, are also heavy social media users. A 2018 Pew Research Center study showed that 75 percent of young adults had used Instagram and 73 percent used Snapchat, with more than three-fourths of users aged 18 to 29 reporting that they use the apps daily.

The study also examined whether social media might influence traditional cigarette use. The research team did not find an association between cigarette smoking and any of the major platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram.

The research team used data from the Mason: Health Starts Here cohort study for their observational study. The study included 298 first-year college students at a large state university. In addition to Cuellar, Cheskin, and Xue, the research team included Shuo-Yu Lin, Xiaolu Cheng, Matthew Rossheim, and Dustin Gress.

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Experts Discuss Improving Health through City Policy

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On Tuesday, June 29, the Department of Health Administration and Policy’s Health Policy Collaborative hosted a panel titled, “City Policy: Forming Unique Partnerships to Improve Health.” This panel, the third in the Health Policy Summer Series, was moderated by Alison Cuellar, PhD, director of the Health Policy Collaborative and professor.

Panelists emphasized the importance of aligning the efforts of communities, governments and organizations to improve health outcomes through local policy. “We literally cannot do our work without local partners and our national partners,” remarked panelist Catherine Patterson from CityHealth, underscoring the importance of community partnerships to improve urban health.

The experts on the panel represented a variety of sectors moving toward the shared goal of fostering healthy communities in Virginia and beyond:

Catherine Patterson is the Co-Executive Director of City Health, an initiative of the de Beaumont Foundation and Kaiser Permanente designed to advance evidence-based policy solutions to help people and communities prosper.
Captain Kimberly Elenberg is the Modeling and Analytics Lead at the US Department of Defense COVID Task Force who works toward ensuring the well-being of all military service members through internal policies.
William Hazel serves as the Senior Deputy Executive Director at the Claude Moore Foundation who formerly worked in the Office of the Provost at Mason.

Panelists covered topics related to the following:

CityHealth’s 9 policy recommendations to cities to improve health
City governments’ on-going efforts to adopt evidence-based policy and receive recognition
The well-being of military service members, reaching beyond military bases and into local communities using a data-driven approach
Partnerships between the Department of Defense, federal sister agencies, local governments and national health-related coalitions
The Collective Impact Model and how it can be applied to locales in the Commonwealth of Virginia

View the full webinar recording here.

Upcoming events in the Health Policy Summer Series include:

Tuesday, July 13: 1:00pm-2:00pm EST

Top Priorities for Access and Affordability

Post-pandemic Primary Care, What Next? Shawn Martin, Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, American Academy of Family Physicians
Marketplace Coverage, What Next? Jeannette Thornton, Senior Vice President of Product, Employer, and Commercial Policy, America's Health Insurance Plans
Balancing Value with Affordability and Access Post COVID: Peter Bach, PhD, Director of Center for Health Policy and Outcomes, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY

Tuesday, July 27: 1:00pm-2:00pm EST

Public Health, Lessons Learned

Moderator: Michael Fraser, MPH, CEO, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Panelists:

Lessons from the National Vaccination Effort: Bechara Choucair, MD, Vaccinations Coordinator at The White House
Local Lessons from a Frontline Health Official: Reuben Varghese, MD, MPH, Public Health Director, Arlington County, Virginia
Manufacturer Perspectives, US and Global: Sharon Lamberton, MS, Deputy Vice President, PhRMA

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