| Date | Author | Post Title | Post Summary | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2012 | Jesse Milan, Jr., JD, Antigone Dempsey | Dignity Is the Core of the Decent Care Values Approach for Health Care |
As Dr. |
Chronic Disease |
| Apr 24, 2012 | Bruce Allen Chernof, M.D. | Dignity-Driven Care as the Driver to Addressing Health Costs |
The goal of a more effective and efficient system of care is straightforward—better care at lower costs. The path to that goal has proven far more elusive. |
Aging | Chronic Disease |
| Apr 19, 2012 | David Anderson | Meeting the Health Needs of 21st Century Veterans |
After a decade of conflict in Iraq, our troops have come home, producing the largest increase in the number of American veterans since the 1970s. |
Health Policy | Military & Veterans Health |
| Apr 17, 2012 | Laura Segal | Where You Live Shouldn’t Determine How Healthy You Are (But it Can) |
Your health shouldn’t be determined by where you live, but two new reports show that where you live, learn, work and play have a major impact on how healthy you are and how long you live. |
Chronic Disease | Community Health | Public Health |
| Apr 12, 2012 | Jessica McDuff | Reducing Obesity and Achieving Health Equity Through CDC’s New Community Transformation Grants |
It’s been in the news and at the forefront of public health policy debates—childhood obesity has tripled in the past 30 years and now represents one of the leading public health threat |
Childhood Obesity | Chronic Disease | Obesity |
| Apr 10, 2012 | Kaiser Health News | Physicians Wade Into Efforts To Curb Unnecessary Treatments |
By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News |
Costs & Economic Analysis | Health Reform | Insurance |
| Apr 5, 2012 | Charles Roehrig, Ph.D. | Sustainable Health Spending Under the Ryan Path for Federal Non-Health Spending |
Background |
Costs & Economic Analysis | Health Reform |
| Apr 3, 2012 | Robert F. Graboyes, Ph.D. | Health Care Law Blues: They Hear That Train a-Comin’ |
For small business, the 2010 health reform law means higher costs, more red-tape and fewer choices. |
Health Policy | Health Reform |
