Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Tova Walsh of the University of Wisconsin-Madison on her recent paper that explores perinatal mental health and the inclusion of fathers at the local, state, and national levels. Throughout their conversation, Walsh identifies recommendations that could lead to more inclusive approaches that aim to improve parental mental health as well as health outcomes for fathers, mothers, and babies. Order the "Perinatal Mental Health & Well-Being" issue of Health Affairs. Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd ..read more

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Emily Dossett of the University of Southern California and Karen Tabb Dina of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work about their roles as theme issue advisors for the April 2024 Health Affairs issue focused on perinatal mental health and well-being. The authors also provided an overview paper that explores the theme and identifies specific policies to meet perinatal mental health challenges and promote thriving for birthing people and their families. Order the "Perinatal Mental Health and Well-Being" Issue of Health ..read more

Learn more about academic opportunities in Health Policy and Law at UCSF and UC Law San Francisco. Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Sarah Gordon of the Department of Health and Human Services and Boston University on her recent paper that explores lessons from the continuous enrollment provision of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020. Those provisions led to an increase in the rates of continuous coverage for one year postpartum, and they eliminated the large rates of disenrollment that historically have occurred in the third postpartum month. Order the Mar ..read more

Learn more about academic opportunities in Health Policy and Law at UCSF and UC Law San Francisco. Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews John Bowblis of Miami University on his recent paper that explores trends in the use of staffing agencies among nursing homes. Through this study, Bowblis and coauthors observed an increased reliance on these agencies for direct care nursing due to chronic staff shortages. Order the March 2024 issue of Health Affairs. Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we c ..read more

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Kierra Barnett of Nationwide Children's Hospital on her recent paper that details the history of discriminatory policies in the Ohio Neighborhood of Linden and what impacts they've had on housing as well as maternal and infant health. Order the "Housing and Health" issue of Health Affairs. Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone ..read more

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Sandra Newman of the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on her recent paper that explores the measurable health and related benefits of housing vouchers to families. The benefits observed included parental stress reduction, improved cost burdens, neighborhood safety as well as many other impacts. Order the "Housing and Health" issue of Health Affairs. Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront ..read more

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Ingrid Gould Ellen of the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service on how neighborhood environments can affect health and health equity. The discussion also considers how interventions at the neighborhood level could advance health equity. Order the "Housing and Health" issue of Health Affairs. Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone ..read more

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Michael Mayer of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program on his recent paper that explores the impacts of encampment clearings on the homeless population in Boston and how transitional harm reduction housing provided a unique opportunity for former encampment residents. Order the "Housing and Health" issue of Health Affairs. Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone ..read more

Learn more about academic opportunities in Health Policy and Law at UCSF and UC Law San Francisco. Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Ashley M. Fox of the University at Albany, SUNY on her recent paper exploring substantial disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake and identifying unmet immunization demand in low- and middle-income countries. Order the "Global Lessons From COVID-19" issue of Health Affairs. Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Fo ..read more

Learn more about academic opportunities in Health Policy and Law at UCSF and UC Law San Francisco. Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Tse Yang Lim of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on his recent paper that explores why similar policies resulted in different COVID-19 outcomes and how responsiveness as well as culture influenced mortality rates. Order the "Global Lessons From COVID-19" issue of Health Affairs. Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital ..read more