June 2021

HOME CARE IN THE HEALTH SPECTRUM

is a discussion on the use of robots to enable individuals with chronic health and health-related social needs to continue to live independently in the home setting. Read More

PROJECTED GOVERNMENT SPENDING

describes three major ways in which the federal government finances its activities and lists proposed expenditures by the Biden administration for specific health endeavors. Read More

HEALTH REFORM DEVELOPMENTS

refers to a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the Affordable Care Act, how Medicare is meeting the costs of COVID-19 vaccinations for its home-bound beneficiaries, and how a new ruling affects the further use this year of the reconciliation mechanism by Congress for budgetary matters. Read More

DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

is about Biden administration policies involving Title IX, along with a description of international and domestic student enrollment trends. Read More

QUICK STAT (SHORT, TIMELY, AND TOPICAL)

·      Rural-Urban Disparity In The U.S. From 1999 To 2019

·      Less Traffic, Fewer Collisions, Increased Motor Vehicular Deaths In 2020 

·      Brain Areas Involved In Seeking Information About Bad Possibilities

·      Astronomy Meets Pathology In Developing Predictive Biomarker Signatures For Immuno-Oncology Read More

OBTAINABLE RESOURCES

·      Innovative Funding Models During COVID-19

·      Senior Report: America’s Health Rankings

·      Grant Review Feedback: Appropriateness And Usefulness Read More

TECHNOLOGY, HEALTH MONITORING, AND PRECISION HEALTH

indicates how technology in conjunction with the genome and the exposome have a potential to improve individual and community health status. Read More

ANIMAL PREDATORS AND ACHIEVEMENT OF HUMAN SOCIAL GOOD

pertains to how a restoration of the gray wolf population in the U.S. can yield an economic benefit for society. Read More

 

2021-2022 ASSOCIATION CALENDAR OF EVENTS


TRENDS is the official newsletter of the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (122 C St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, D.C., 20001. Tel: 202-237-6481) Trends is published 10 times each year and is available on the Association’s website at www.asahp.org. For more information, contact the editor, Thomas W. Elwood, Dr.PH.


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