May 2021

MINISCULE CREATURES OF HUGE IMPORTANCE

is a discussion on how declines in the population of insects on earth can have major negative impacts on the health status of humans. Read More

A MAJOR FOCUS ON GOVERNMENT SPENDING

describes early attempts to appropriate funds for the upcoming next fiscal year, the return of “earmarks,” and key hearings on Capitol Hill regarding COVID-19. Read More

HEALTH REFORM DEVELOPMENTS

refers to how overuse of tests and procedures in the Medicare program contributes to wasteful spending; Biden administration efforts to reverse policies of the previous administration; and expansion of some provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Read More

DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

is about the financial impact of lockdowns on colleges and universities; the effect on students of remote instead of in-class learning; and proposed legislation on student loan tax elimination. Read More

QUICK STAT (SHORT, TIMELY, AND TOPICAL)

  • Emergency Departments For Bicycle-Related TBIs: United States, 2009-2018

  • Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program Enrollment: 2020 

  • Ventilating The Rectum To Support Respiration Opening A Window Into Alzheimer's Disease Read More

OBTAINABLE RESOURCES

  • Improving The Utility Of Evidence Synthesis In The Face Of Insufficient Evidence

  • Implementing High-Quality Primary Care

  • Primary Care In The COVID-19 Pandemic Read More

IMPACT OF MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, AND WIDOWHOOD ON HEALTH STATUS

indicates reasons why the so-called “golden years” associated with old age can be particularly disruptive in the lives of women in the U.S. Read More

COGNITIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY, INTELLIGENCE, HEALTH, AND DEATH

pertains to how an understanding of the association between intelligence and health/mortality has been refined with the advent of new, population-scale data and genetic tools. Read More 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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