Health Policy Connection | Institute for Health Policy Leadership

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The Health Policy Connection features the expertise of our colleagues both internal and external to Loma Linda University Health, sharing their views on various health policy-related topics relevant to the current times.

Please note that the views and opinions expressed in the following articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of Loma Linda University Health or the Institute for Health Policy and Leadership.

shadows of people walking with backpacks

Title 42, immigration, Public Health, COVID-19, human rights

Title 42: The Immigration Ban amid a Public Health Crisis

September 10, 2021

Is Title 42 violating human rights in the name of public health? Read on to find out more.

shadow of people against a wall with American flag and barbed wire.

Undocumented, immigrant, healthcare, disparities, Equity, vulnerable population, access to care

The Gap in Health Insurance Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants

September 1, 2021

Undocumented immigrants suffer from a lack of access to health care. Read on to find out more.

Racism, AAPI, Healthcare worker, COVID-19

The Asian American and Pacific Islander Healthcare Worker Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic

August 12, 2021

During the pandemic, Asian American and Pacific Islander healthcare workers have experienced racism at multiple level

drawing of gears with people looking around them

systems thinking, syndemics, transformation, interprofessional practice, Population Health

Embracing Optimism and the Potential of Achieving Population Health: From Silos to Systems

August 2, 2021

Post-pandemic reflections on system improvements to enhance population health.

someone plucking tomato's from a tomato plant

food security, community garden, preventable illness, healthy lifestyle

Community Gardens: An Effective Approach to Food Equity

July 13, 2021

Community gardens have a unique opportunity to improve health because of their hands-on, community-focused approach.<

senior man in wheelchair with mask looking out window

Nursing homes, COVID-19, ageism

Nursing Homes and Pandemics: Time for Change

July 1, 2021

Are you one of the thousands who lost a loved one in a nursing home during the pandemic? Better policies are needed.<

Hospital at home, house calls, COVID-19

Hospital at Home: The House Call Turns High Tech

June 11, 2021

Is the world ready for high tech house calls? COVID-19 forced a new look at treating sick patients in their own homes

hand writing out the social determinates of health

social determinants of health, upstream services, health inequities

Addressing the Social Determinants of Health Upstream

June 3, 2021

Upstream interventions for social determinants of health can improve health

Covid-19 contract tracing on a cell phone

COVID-19, pandemic, digital contact tracing, emerging technologies, mHealth, ethics

Ethics of Digital Contact Tracing to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 12, 2021

What are some ethical factors to consider when utilizing contact-tracing apps to contain the pandemic?

oral cancer, oral cancer research, head and neck cancer

Current Disparities in Oral Cancer Research and Survival

May 5, 2021

Disparate research funding for oral cancer has negatively affected treatment and survival.