January 2022. Climate Change and Mental Health
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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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.
Issue Briefs
October 2021. Kidney Transplantation in Developing Countries
Given that the burden of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) has increased globally and the best treatment for ESKD is transplantation, this issue brief highlights existing challenges and recommendations for deceased donor kidney transplantation programs in developing countries.
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September 2021. Housing, Health and Healthcare
Housing has a significant relationship to health and healthcare. This issue brief seeks to explain this close relationship and highlight approaches that can improve both healthcare and housing conditions for vulnerable Americans.
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August 2021. The COVID-19 Pandemic's Effect on the US Healthcare Workers' Mental Health
The COVID-19 pandemic brought additional stressors to healthcare workers (HCWs) who were already experiencing mental health issues such as burnout, PTSD, and suicide. This brief provides an overview of the pandemic's increased mental health strain on HCWs, the potential for long term effects, and the outlook post-pandemic.
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July 2021. The Future of Medi-Cal: CalAIM
California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) aims to improve health outcomes of Medi-Cal enrollees by focusing on population health, person-centered care, and streamlined processes. This issue brief reviews CalAIM's guiding principles, primary goals, and whole-person approach.
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May 2021. Health Care for Children in Foster Care
This brief delves into the unique health issues faced by children in foster care, the most common pathway by which they obtain health care coverage, shortcomings in their health care, and potential solutions to these problems.
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February 2021. Food Insecurity among University Students
Compared to the general population, university students in the United States face a higher burden of food insecurity, which negatively affects their physical, mental, emotional and academic wellbeing. This brief reviews the reasons for food insecurity among university students, the barriers they face and possible solutions to this critical issue.
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