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Blog Post       Australia, Leading in Outcomes Thanks to Universal Health Care and Individual Innovation and Activism, Now Turns Attention to "Closing the Gap"

Australia, Leading in Outcomes Thanks to Universal Health Care and Individual Innovation and Activism, Now Turns Attention to "Closing the Gap"

AcademyHealth Senior Manager Danielle DeCosta highlights key takeaways from the AcademyHealth and Commonwealth Fund study tour, including ways the Australian health system has worked to address health inequalities and improve health outcomes.
Posted May 11, 2023 By Danielle DeCosta, M.P.H.
Blog Post       Celebrating Nurses Week: Retaining and Valuing Our Nurses

Celebrating Nurses Week: Retaining and Valuing Our Nurses

Nurses play a vital role in the health care system, providing essential person-centered care and support to patients. During Nurses Week, members of the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI) and academic nurse leaders highlight the importance of retaining and valuing nurses, the impact of nurse turnover on patient care and health care costs, creating a positive work environment, and the need to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in nursing.
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Quantifying the Economic, Social, and Health Burdens of Interstate Travel for Reproductive Healthcare in an Increasingly Restrictive Policy Environment

The goal of the study is to examine access to and affordability of abortion care for individuals, especially young people with intersecting marginalized identities, who travel to Massachusetts to obtain care in the wake of the 2022 Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization and subsequent state actions taken to curtail access to abortion.
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Exploring How to Provide Affordable, Accessible, and Equitable High-Quality Indian Health Service-Funded Care for American Indians and Alaska Natives

The goal of the study is to provide specific, community-driven, measurable, and Tribally rooted recommendations needed for meaningful innovation in the Indian Health Service that will result in more affordable and accessible care to Tribal nations and improve health equity.
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