Perspectives

States Demonstrating the Business Case for Multisector Efforts: An Emerging Value Framework

by Talia Lewis | Aug 26, 2024 | Commentary, Perspectives

Introduction Regardless of their political and policy environments, including the presence or absence of Medicaid expansion, states are increasingly supporting a variety of interventions to address health-related social needs (HRSNs) due to the proven and promising...

Can Digital Health Improve Healthcare Access for Migrants

by Talia Lewis | Aug 26, 2024 | Commentary, Perspectives

Introduction In our increasingly interconnected world, migration has become a defining feature of global demographics, forced or voluntarily. Across the globe, migrants face numerous challenges accessing essential and appropriate healthcare, ranging from legal...

Four Lessons on the Journey Ahead for the Medical School Graduates of 2024

by Talia Lewis | Jul 22, 2024 | Commentary, Perspectives

Graduates, I want to start by acknowledging that for you, medical school has been anything but typical. As the first “COVID class,” you navigated unprecedented challenges and began your journey during the thick of the pandemic. You were the first class to adapt to...

Short-Term Action for America’s Health: Health Care, Public Health, and Community Collaboration to Reduce the Burden of Respiratory Infections, Opioid Use Disorder, and Other Public Health Threats

by Talia Lewis | May 20, 2024 | Commentary, Perspectives

Introduction: Collaborative Short-Term Action to Advance America’s Health Progress on America’s health has been challenging despite better tools and capabilities to improve health than ever before (The Commonwealth Fund, 2022). The United States has world-leading...

Streamlining Regulatory Oversight of Respirators Used in Health Care Settings Will Improve Worker Protection

by Talia Lewis | May 13, 2024 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

Introduction Respirators used in U.S. health care settings, including disposable filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs), full face respirators, reusable elastomeric half mask respirators (EHMRs), and powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs), must be approved by the...

Artificial Intelligence in Health, Health Care, and Biomedical Science: An AI Code of Conduct Principles and Commitments Discussion Draft

by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 8, 2024 | Commentary, Perspectives

Introduction This commentary presents initial concepts and content that the Steering Committee feel may be important to a draft Code of Conduct framework for use in the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) in health, health care, and biomedical...

Lessons for Public Health Excellence from the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Perspective from New York City

by Madeleine Deye | Feb 5, 2024 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health leadership in New York City and their response to the emerging pandemic were in the public eye. Immediately, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) and other local health...

Science and Sex: A Bold Agenda for Women’s Health

by Madeleine Deye | Jan 8, 2024 | Commentary, Perspectives

This commentary is adapted from the keynote speech delivered by Paula A. Johnson, MD, MPH at the 2023 NAM Annual Meeting.  Since the predecessor of the National Academy of Medicine, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), was founded in 1970, the country has looked to us to...

How Health Care Organizations Can Use the Inflation Reduction Act to Reduce Costs, Enhance Resilience, and Lower Their Environmental Footprint

by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 29, 2023 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

    Introduction Health care organizations are grappling with myriad challenges—including mounting labor pressures, inflation, and a shifting payor landscape—that demand immediate attention. However, as pressing as these concerns may be, the imperative to...

Crossing the Decarbonization Chasm: A Call to Action for Hospital and Health System Leaders to Reduce Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions

by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 29, 2023 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

Introduction Human activity is warming the climate in unprecedented ways. Climate change is intensifying existing health problems and leading to the emergence of new health threats (Romanello et al., 2023). These impacts include increased respiratory and...