November 2021

ASTROBIOLOGY AND INCARCERATION

involves a discussion of how the science of astrobiology can be linked with the health care of individuals who are in jails and prisons. Read More

ALLIED HEALTH WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

Describes recent developments involving a bill on Capitol Hill aimed at increasing recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented groups in professions, such as physical therapy. Read More

HEALTH REFORM DEVELOPMENTS

Refers to demographic changes in the U.S. that will affect the dependency ratio, along with information about advancing health equity and also the open enrollment period to obtain health insurance. Read More

DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Is about the economic advantages of having a college degree, the FAFSA verification burden, and cost estimates for the Build Back Better legislation pending in Congress. Read More


QUICK STAT (SHORT, TIMELY, AND TOPICAL)

  • Suicide Rates By Month And Demographic Characteristics: United States 2020

  • Access To Care And Mental Health Services By Household Income During COVID, U.S.

  • Mathematical Model For Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy In Human Solid Tumors

  • Effect Of A Diagnosis Of Alzheimer’s Disease And Related Dementias On Social Relationships Read More

OBTAINABLE RESOURCES

  • Annual Report To The Nation On The Status Of Cancer

  • Prison and Jail Reentry and Health

  • 2020 National Survey Of Drug Use And Health Read More

TRENDS IN HEALTH STATUS ACROSS A CENTURY OF U.S. BIRTH COHORTS 

Indicates the importance of investigating whether the unfavorable trend in morbidity and mortality in recent decades should be attributed to various health behavior changes. Read More

RESIDENTIAL DISORDER AND BIOLOGICAL MARKERS OF AGING

Pertains to how the relationships between adverse street block conditions and biomarkers of aging influence individual health status. 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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