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Mashup Score: 0States Can Use Data-Driven Partnerships to Improve People's Health - 24 hour(s) ago
Anyone who has had to see multiple health care providers has likely experienced the problem of one practice not communicating or collaborating with another. It can be frustrating when the proverbial left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing, especially when personal health is at stake. On the flip side, receiving coordinated health care can make a life-changing difference.
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Mashup Score: 0Americans Face More Than an Opioid Overdose Crisis - 1 day(s) ago
Overdose and alcohol-related deaths are increasing in the United States, and Black and Indigenous communities face the highest mortality rates. In 2021, nearly 110,000 people died from a drug overdose—equaling about one death every five minutes. Over 30% of these deaths involved stimulant drugs like methamphetamines.
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The U.S. is failing those with substance use disorders. What can help 👇 • Increase access to treatment via telehealth • Made medications widely available • Encourage doctors to talk to their patients about substance use https://t.co/hTtnHiutUC
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Mashup Score: 11
Only 13% of adults in the U.S. have heard of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and know its purpose nine months after its launch, according to a nationally representative survey conducted for The Pew Charitable Trusts.
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This #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, there’s something easy you can do to potentially save lives: Spread the word about 988. A call or text can link people needing help for suicidality, substance use, or emotional distress with trained crisis counsellors. https://t.co/AmcGHPrdtP https://t.co/iGj763G4Wk
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Mashup Score: 0Pew Scholar Harnesses New Technology to Study Preeclampsia - 5 day(s) ago
In Dr. Quinton Smith’s lab at the University of California, Irvine, miniature models of human placentas could hold the key to understanding and treating preeclampsia, a common but potentially life-threatening condition that can occur during pregnancy.
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The Pew scholar’s research explores the underpinnings of preeclampsia, a common but potentially life-threatening pregnancy complication where rates for Black parents are 60% higher than their White counterparts. https://t.co/Mk1CtwvGn9
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Mashup Score: 1States Must Modernize Public Health Data Reporting—New Report Finds Promising Practices - 6 day(s) ago
Infectious diseases can move fast, spreading from person to person within days or sometimes mere hours. To effectively identify and reduce the spread of communicable diseases and other health threats, public health departments need timely, standardized, and complete data from doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers. But this critical information is often incorrect, delayed, or simply unavailable, and a new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts helps shed some light on why.
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Without timely, accurate, and complete health data, public health agencies are limited in their ability to: • Detect outbreaks faster • Identify and protect vulnerable communities • Inform policy Our report looks how we tackle data across 50 states https://t.co/4IP63mmhpO https://t.co/xi8aPpY8Vn
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In 2023, just 18% of people with an opioid use disorder (OUD) received any medication to treat it, despite the availability of therapies that have proved in preventing opioid deaths and keeping more people in treatment. Emerging research suggests that methadone—one of the three medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for OUD—may be the most effective of the three for treating fentanyl use, a drug more lethal than heroin that is responsible for a spike in drug overdose deaths over the past several years.
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Methadone is only accessible at 2,100 federal-and-state regulated opioid treatment programs across the country. Yet, there are 60K pharmacies that most Americans live within 5 miles of. Expanding methadone treatment access at pharmacies could save lives. https://t.co/6zvwKB4uQo
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In April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released its 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. The comprehensive plan comes as suicide deaths among Americans have reached a record high.
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"Our health system needs to increase the number of suicide prevention professionals that come from historically marginalized communities or have lived experience with suicide." Colleen Car of @Action_Alliance https://t.co/bCEgvxSOhZ
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Mashup Score: 1Better Data Doesn't Just Save Money; It Saves Lives - 8 day(s) ago
Maria Cervania is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the state’s 41st district, and serves on the Health House Standing Committee. An epidemiologist by training, Cervania has served as a public health educator, advocate, and practitioner over the course of her career, and knows firsthand how public health data can help save lives and money.
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Why is public health data important? It can help us identify and fix problems -- with water quality, food safety, and more. We spoke with @mcervania on how modernizing public health data can save both money and lives. https://t.co/QWhTXNrsDE
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Mashup Score: 0
In 2023, just 18% of people with an opioid use disorder (OUD) received any medication to treat it, despite the availability of therapies that have proved in preventing opioid deaths and keeping more people in treatment. Emerging research suggests that methadone—one of the three medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for OUD—may be the most effective of the three for treating fentanyl use, a drug more lethal than heroin that is responsible for a spike in drug overdose deaths over the past several years.
Source: www.pewtrusts.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
Methadone is only accessible at 2,100 federal-and-state regulated opioid treatment programs across the country. Yet, there are 60K pharmacies that most Americans live within 5 miles of. Expanding methadone treatment access at pharmacies could save lives. https://t.co/6zvwKB4uQo
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Mashup Score: 1States Must Modernize Public Health Data Reporting—New Report Finds Promising Practices - 12 day(s) ago
Infectious diseases can move fast, spreading from person to person within days or sometimes mere hours. To effectively identify and reduce the spread of communicable diseases and other health threats, public health departments need timely, standardized, and complete data from doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers. But this critical information is often incorrect, delayed, or simply unavailable, and a new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts helps shed some light on why.
Source: www.pewtrusts.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General NewsTweet-
Without timely, accurate, and complete health data, public health agencies are limited in their ability to: • Detect outbreaks faster • Identify and protect vulnerable communities • Inform policy Our report looks how we tackle data across 50 states https://t.co/4IP63mmhpO https://t.co/xi8aPpY8Vn
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Seeing the potential to improve health outcomes and lower costs, some states have forged data-driven partnerships between their Medicaid agencies and public health departments. Here are just a few examples: https://t.co/8ul3V0zzrF