State Health Access Data Assistance Center at the University of Minnesota, @PublicHealthUMN | @RWJF grantee | health policy & data | State Health Compare
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🚀 HARC's CEO, Jenna LeComte-Hinely, was at UCLA for the launch of the Data Equity Center (DEC) with the insightful speaker AJ Scheitler, EdD, Director of Development, Engagement, and Strategic Planning at UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
#UCLADEC#DataEquity#harc
We are excited to launch the SPH Cannabis Research Center, a critical part of MN's public health infrastructure that will assess the health effects of legalizing cannabis in the state, and provide key findings and data that informs policy and practice. bit.ly/3ulO4Re
ALT Graphic that reads, "School of Public Health launches new Cannabis Research Center. That's Healthier.Happening here."
Today the @PublicHealthUMN announced the launch of a new Cannabis Research Center, will assess the impact of adult-use cannabis legalization and help inform future cannabis policies and practices across the state of Minnesota. twin-cities.umn.edu/news-eve…
.@SHADAC is proud to be 1 of 20 grants from @bcbsmnfdn Equitable Care and Coverage grants to update our Profile of MN’s Uninsured an interactive tool used in outreach and enrollment. @bcbsmnfdn @PublicHealthUMN
Grants: tinyurl.com/4fdc4c2t
Tool: tinyurl.com/bdfhkts3
So excited to hear SHADAC researcher @ColinPlanalp and @hhrinstitute Dr. @tylerwinkelman discuss their study findings of a unique "time-to-vaccination" measure of COVID vaccines in Minnesota during our webinar next week!
Join them on Tues, Nov 14: umn.zoom.us/webinar/register…
California achieved its lowest uninsured rate ever in 2022, in large part due to federal pandemic policy that prohibited disenrollments in Medi-Cal. @SHADAC
Amid improvements, racial disparities persisted.
Learn more. ⤵️
chcf.org/publication/califor…
We excel in training public health leaders as Minnesota's sole school of public health. Our robust partnerships, research, history, and academic expertise set us apart from our regional peers. Read about our new undergrad program: bit.ly/45WQG57.
ALT Incoming BA student Tessa Jester holding up a t-shirt that says, "Making Health a Human Right."
So proud to see @SHADAC's Deputy Director Elizabeth Lukanen featured in the latest issue of Advances magazine, speaking to the importance of "Building a Strong Foundation" for careers in #PublicHealth.
advances.umn.edu/fall-2023/b…
Advances magazine just dropped! Check out the latest research findings, school news, profiles, and in-depth coverage of the complex public health issues we're tackling. Advances.umn.edu
ALT Image detail: Advances magazine cover, shows a man standing in front of a side-by-side atv with a tractor, grain bin, and barn in the background
During the first 2 years of the #pandemic, data show that drug overdose deaths unfortunately surged alongside #COVID, reaching an all-time high of more than 100,000 people in 2021 - due mostly to the meteoric rise of #fentanyl.
More in a new @SHADAC brief:
shadac.org/2023-Opioid-Crisi…
Each year, @SHADAC uses ACS data to produce uninsurance data at the state & county level, as well as by demographic characteristics (e.g., age, race/ethnicity, poverty level, etc.) for 2022 & comparison year 2021.
Check out the interactive map here:
shadac.org/news/2022-acs-tab…