Health Affairs This Week

This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. Guest: Dr. Nicole Christian-Brathwaite, MD, Head of Medical and Clinical Strategy at Headway and CEO and Founder of Well Minds Psychiatry & Consulting CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Nicole Christian-Brathwaite of Headway and Well Minds Psychiatry & Consulting about the impact that mental health care disparities have had on historically marginalized communities and strategic approaches that can improve mental health outcomes.This season is sponsored by CVS Health.Related Links: Addressing The Mental Health Equity Crisis: Can The Private Sector Lead? (Health Affairs Forefront)  Headway x Violet - Improving access to inclusive mental health care (Headway) Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Data Summary & Trends Report (CDC) Explore the CVS Health-sponsored Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Private Sector Solutions for Health Equity.”

This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. Guest: Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet, AVP for Health Equity at Merck and Lead of Merck for Mothers CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Mary-Ann Etiebet of Merck about how to address disparities in maternal health outcomes and the contributions of the Merck for Mothers initiative.This season is sponsored by CVS Health.Related Links:  Employers Can Help Raise The Bar for Reproductive Health Equity (Health Affairs Forefront) The US Maternal Health Crisis: It’s Time To Reverse The Trend (Merck For Mothers) Improving Maternal Health Equity in the US (Safer Childbirth Cities) Maternal Health of Women and Girls of African Descent in the Americas (UNFPA) Explore the CVS Health-sponsored Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Private Sector Solutions for Health Equity.”

This is a special publication of the first season of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. Guest: Bryan O. Buckley, Director of Health Equity Initiatives at the National Committee for Quality AssuranceCVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Bryan O. Buckley of the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) about health equity accreditation and why collaboration with communities is key to improving health equity.This season is sponsored by CVS Health.Related Links:  Private Sector Companies Must Partner With Communities To Advance Health Equity (Health Affairs Forefront)  Community Trust And Relationships: The Key For Strengthening Public Health Systems (Health Affairs Forefront)  NCQA’s Health Equity Accreditation Programs (NCQA) HEDIS and Performance Measurement (NCQA) Explore the CVS Health-sponsored Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Private Sector Solutions for Health Equity.”

This is a special pod of the first episode of the new Health Affairs podcast, Research and Justice For All. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health.Guest: Thomas Sequist, Chief Medical Officer at Massachusetts General BrighamIn the first episode of Research and Justice For All, CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Thomas Sequist from Massachusetts General Brigham on the important role of health and hospital systems in driving health equity in the US.This season is sponsored by CVS Health.Related Links:  Beyond Research, Taking Action Against Racism (Health Affairs Forefront)  United Against Racism 2-Year Anniversary: A Reflection from Mass General Brigham’s Chief Community Health & Health Equity Officer (Massachusetts General Brigham)  Mass General Community Health (Massachusetts General Hospital)Explore the CVS Health-sponsored Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Private Sector Solutions for Health Equity.”

Health Affairs' Ellen Bayer and Rob Lott go behind the pages of the new February issue focusing on Housing and Health. Their conversation provides insight into the approach taken for this particular theme issue, the relationship between housing and health, a number of the journal articles featured and so much more.Health Affairs would like to thank Kaiser Permanente, The Colorado Health Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the California Health Care Foundation, and The California Endowment, whose generous support made the theme issue possible. Order the February 2024 Health Affairs Housing and Health theme issue!Related Links:Health Affairs Housing and Health Theme IssueBreaking The Cycle of Homeless Through Art by Ryann TanapInteractive Timeline: Linden: An Ohio Neighborhood's LegacyJournal Club: “Housing-Sensitive Health Conditions Can Predict Poor Quality Housing”

In a special series on housing and health, Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Michael Lens from the University of California Los Angeles.This is a special series leading up to the release of a theme issue on housing and health, which will be released next week.Pre-order the issue here.Related Links:Low-Density Zoning, Health, and Health Equity (Health Affairs)Residential Segregation and Health: History, Harms, and Next Steps (Health Affairs)Public Policies to Address Residential Segregation and Improve Health (Health Affairs)

In a special series on housing and health, Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Ingrid Gould Ellen from the NYU Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy.This is a special series leading up to the release of a theme issue on housing and health in February.Pre-order the issue here.Related Links:Eviction and Health: A Vicious Cycle Exacerbated by a Pandemic (Health Affairs)Housing Mobility Programs and Health Outcomes (Health Affairs)Gentrification and the Health of Legacy Residents (Health Affairs)

In a special series on housing and health, Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Craig Pollack from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.This is a special series leading up to the release of a theme issue on housing and health in February.Pre-order the issue here.Related Links:Using the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to Fill the Rental Housing Gap (Health Affairs)

In a special series on housing and health, Health Affairs' Rob Lott interviews Corianne Scally from the Urban Institute.This is a special series leading up to the release of a theme issue on housing and health in February.Pre-order the issue here.Related Links:Housing and Health: An Overview of the Literature (Health Affairs)Housing and Health: The Role of Inclusionary Zoning (Health Affairs)

Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Margaret Saunders go behind the pages to discuss the latest theme issue from Health Affairs on Global Lessons From COVID-19.