Yair Centeno
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42 States are Healthier than SC. Diversify the Health Workforce to Fix That, Report Says
South Carolina should set in motion fundamental changes to its health care workforce and depend more on professionals with lower levels of education, a new public health report says. Read…
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Statehouse Report Opinion by Richard Wilkerson: Investing in S.C.’s health care workforce
Wilkerson: Investing in S.C.’s health care workforce The needs of South Carolina’s health care industry are ever-changing. Our state must work towards eliminating health disparities currently experienced by rural and minority…
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Opinion: Providing a path to improved population health
IMPH Workforce for Health Taskforce member and Chief Clinical Officer of Prisma Health, Dr. Angelo Sinopoli, authored an Op-Ed about the recently released Taskforce report and the questions stakeholders from across…
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Socioeconomic status affects racial differences in health literacy, diabetes self-care
Could racial discrimination in health care contribute to a higher risk in diabetes health behaviors? A study via the Center for Diabetes Translation Research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center says…
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Coaxing Veterans Into Treatment to Prevent Suicides
Only half of the veterans who need mental health assistance are obtaining it. The VA system in South Carolina is working to accommodate veterans with mental health issues. Read more
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IMPH Releases Policy Recommendations for Redefining Health Care Delivery in South Carolina
Managing the health needs of a community can be a difficult balancing act that requires near-perfect optimization of personnel and resource deployment. Today, finding that balance presents a moving target…
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Tips for Communicating Evidence to Policymakers
In the second of a two-part series, AcademyHealth member Beth Prusaczyk offers three tips to increase the likelihood your work will reach policymakers. Those tips include providing context, drawing clear…
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The Evolving Workforce: Redefining Health Care Delivery in South Carolina + One-pager
Community-based providers such as direct-care workers, family caregivers and behavioral health workers (among others) have customarily taken a backseat to other health care providers in terms of funding, support, visibility…
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2019 Scorecard on State Health System Performance
The 2019 Scorecard on State Health System Performance was released on June 12, 2019. South Carolina had an overall ranking of 41. South Carolina improved from baseline by 2 and…