IHPL periodically develops briefs on current issues with a special focus on oral health, hunger, and mental/behavioral health. We hope that our “Issue At A Glance” will inform our readers and spark a dialogue among stakeholders to better promote health and prevent disease. To access previous issues, please visit our archive.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how significant internet-based technology is to accessing telehealth services and how the digital divide worsened existing inequities in access to health care. This brief provides an overview of the relationship between the digital divide and telehealth and highlights federal and state policies that aim to close the digital divide.
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Climate change is one of the foremost factors challenging public health today, and this issue brief delves into how climate change affects food insecurity, another important public health issue.
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Climate change has direct and indirect effects on mental health of individuals and communities, and this issue brief highlights some of these effects.
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