This issue of Healthcare & Public Health News highlights new evidence on protecting essential workers from COVID reinfections, supporting HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau, and much more.
A new analysis for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirms that mask use, vaccinations, and boosters reduce the risk of COVID-19 reinfection, with the latter two reducing the risk of reinfection by more than 50 percent among healthcare and other essential workers.
How can community-based organizations address the mental health and substance use needs of individuals experiencing homelessness before they are stably housed? Abt supported the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Evidence-Based Resource Center to develop a guide that focuses on delivering services during this key time period for people experiencing homelessness. 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has an ambitious goal of transitioning more Medicaid beneficiaries into accountable care models by 2030. How can states smoothly make the shift? Catherine Hersey has tips.
A warm welcome to ZeAmma Brathwaite, our new Client Account Lead for CMS! She brings over 20 years of experience partnering with private organizations and federal agencies to improve access to care and outcomes for individuals and communities.
How can value-based care better address the social determinants of health for high-cost, high-needs patients? Watch our recent webinar with panelists from Alameda Health Consortium, Signify Health and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield to learn about experiences serving urban and rural areas.
How can we ensure that healthcare innovations benefit all patients? Kristen Welker-Hood, Sean McClellan, and Matt Trombley discuss how we’re helping policymakers eliminate health disparitiesacross underserved communities and ensure equitable outcomes in cancer treatment.
The United States has the highest rates of maternal mortality and morbidity among all developed countries, with significant disparities by race and ethnicity. In this webinar, our panelists discuss how community-based organizations can help address individual health and social needs while also improving community and societal health.
Featured Speakers:
Nicole Purnell, program director, MoMMA’s Voices
Building on our efforts to help HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau update its strategic plan, Abt and our partners will now help implement that plan, including upgrading operations, programs, and data management, and ensuring those improvements promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.
How can we increase breastfeeding equality while ensuring the dignity of all patients? In support of CDC, the Abt-led EMPower Best Practices project is training and providing technical assistance to staff at 125 hospitals nationwide. Learn about the tailored approaches that are helping to improve practices and reduce racial disparities in breastfeeding.
A new piece from the Better Baltimore series touches on long-term symptoms for both vaccinated and unvaccinated COVID-19 patients. Abt’sDanielle Huntexplains the early stages of research taking place through CDC and how Abt’s data collection aims to provide insight on patients from different age groups.
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