5 Things Hawaii: Health budget requests, Economic outlook, What you missed
Emily Boerger | Feb 2, 2022 | Hawaii
5 Things Washington: What you missed, 2022 health policy, Deferred care
Emily Boerger | Jan 12, 2022 | Washington
5 Things Hawaii: Implications of poverty, Workforce solutions, Mental health
Emily Boerger | Jan 6, 2022 | Hawaii
5 Things Oregon: 2022 health policy, Medicaid redetermination, Market oversight program
Emily Boerger | Nov 9, 2021 | Oregon
We were honored to host the 2021 Oregon State of Reform Health Policy Conference two weeks ago. It was a day filled with dynamic conversations, cross-sector collaborations, and forward-looking dialogue. In this edition of "5 Things We're Watching" we feature some of the conversations and stories that took place at
Video: The importance of DEI work to address the social determinants
Emily Boerger | Nov 5, 2021 | Oregon
Three experts came together at the 2021 Oregon State of Reform Health Policy Conference to talk through diversity, equity, and inclusion investments and their impacts on the social determinants of health. The panel reviewed efforts underway to collect better data around the social determinants of health, create a more inclusive
Q&A: CEO Celia Cole discusses Feeding Texas’s efforts to combat food insecurity
Soraya Marashi | Nov 5, 2021 | Texas
Celia Cole is the CEO of Feeding Texas, a statewide network of food banks and non-profits aimed at combating food insecurity in Texas. Cole is an expert in food and nutrition policy, and serves on the Partnership for a Healthy Texas advisory committee, as well as the Texas Food Policy
Black women's health leader says it's time to make "culture" and "racism" social determinants of health
Eli Kirshbaum | Oct 4, 2021 | California
The 1.2 million Black women and girls in California carry an “inordinate burden” when it comes to health care, according to Sonya Young-Aadam, CEO of the California Black Women’s Health Project (CBWHP). “In our communities, Black women tend to be the administrative heads of our households, the health heads of
"It takes a village" — California FQHC provider on community integration in health care
Eli Kirshbaum | Sep 28, 2021 | California
Unlike many other community health centers in California, when pediatrician Dr. Anuradha Rao sees a new patient at her facility, she screens their entire family to identify which social determinants of health might be impacting the patient’s life. At Omni Family Health’s Pediatric Complex Care Clinic, a federally-qualified health center
5 Things Washington: Value-based care, Community BH system, Health disparities
DJ Wilson | Aug 26, 2021 | Washington
We are two weeks out from our 2021 Inland NW State of Reform Health Policy Conference. So, I wanted to feature a few of our upcoming sessions for you so that you could get a little more detail about who will be joining us, and some of the topics they will