Discussion Paper
by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 24, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Over the past several years, hundreds of regional multisector partnerships have formed across the country to improve population health. These partnerships recognize that the health and well-being of the residents in their regions are produced by a...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 24, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
In 2017, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) held the fifth annual District of Columbia (DC) Public Health Case...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 17, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Team-based health care has been linked to improved patient outcomes and may also be a means to improve clinician well-being [1]. The increasingly fragmented and complex health care landscape adds urgency to the need to foster effective team-based...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 10, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction In April 2017, the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop titled The Challenge of Treating Obesity and Overweight with the objective of exploring what is known about current...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 10, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Above: Dr. Kristel Carrington and Dr. Forrester Lee are pictured in the catheterization laboratory at Yale New Haven Hospital. Photo by Brooke Jones. Used by permission of Crystal Emery. Introduction The famous quote by African American feminist Audre...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 16, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction In eastern Uganda, a regional hospital receives a much-needed donation: an x-ray machine that appears to be in good working condition upon arrival. The hospital staff quickly puts the machine to use, only to have it fail during a procedure. With no...
