Will we face a tripledemic of COVID-19, influenza, and RSV this winter? Unfortunately, the odds are not zero, but vaccines improve our chances. Dr. Tiffany Harris details each virus and vaccine option, providing recommendations for staying safe this respiratory virus season.
Healthcare quality spans a continuum, from systems to execution to outcomes that impact our friends, families, and neighbors. Moira Forbes and Kristin Younger have specific tips for states implementing quality rating systems for their Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) managed care programs.
RECENT NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS
Catch up with some of our latest news and project highlights:
PODCAST: How One Nonprofit is Weaving Healthcare into Its Homelessness Response Stable housing is critical to long-term health but, increasingly, affordable housing is out of reach for many, including older adults. A new podcast featuring Miriam’s Kitchen in Washington, D.C., delves into why more people over the age of 55 are experiencing homelessness, and how homeless response systems are working to address clients’ health needs.
Examining a Model to Help Older Adults Age in Place How can assisted housing programs help more older adults remain in independent housing as they age? HUD’s Supportive Services Demonstration Integrated Wellness in Supportive Housing (IWISH) model tested whether wellness directors and a wellness nurse could help individuals increase the use of primary health care services, reduce the need for Emergency Department services, and delay moving to long-term care facilities.
Centering People with Disabilities at the Heart of Evaluations Housing matters to long-term health, so how can we ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities in studies assessing housing and supportive services? A new article published in HUD’s Cityscape captures strategies and processes employed by an Abt team to ensure that individuals with disabilities would be able to participate in the Section 811 project-based rental assistance evaluation.
FOCUS ON SDOH: CLIMATE & HEALTH
How Climate Change Aggravates the Behavioral Health Pandemic—and What To Do About It From floods and unusual hurricanes to devastating wildfires, severe weather has left many communities in crisis. As climate change continues to make these bad situations worse, Abt’s experts dive into how the effects of climate change have led to a behavioral health pandemic, and what we can do about it.
Methane: The Overlooked Pollutant that Impacts Health Methane generated from solid waste can lead to respiratory and cancer-related deaths, among other impacts, with low-income communities typically bearing the brunt of those effects. Abt experts highlight this urgent health matter, and share what current waste, climate, methane, and health collaborative work is already underway.
STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Named a Top Healthcare Exec to Watch by Washington Exec, Susan Longleywas recently tapped to lead Abt’s U.S. domestic portfolio as Senior Vice President.ZeAmma Brathwaitewas named Vice President of Abt’s healthcare portfolio, andMatthew Sweeney, Ph.D.,recently joined the company as senior lead of Abt’s CMS client account.
