Moderators @amanduhgomez of @wamu885 & @Prvniskey of @Georgetown, the author of the study, Race, Place, And Structural Racism: A Review Of Health And History In DC engage w/ key thought leaders, researchers & policymakers as they share their perspectives. bit.ly/3BbXoGE "One of the things we don't often talk about is that the District is rich in its health care assets but not in access to these assets." - @DrLNesbitt #RacismAndHealth

We know time is limited these days, so we put together a list of 10 things you’ll learn from this month’s issue on #RacismAndHealth. To read the full issue, visit: bit.ly/3L77L37

🧵Continue on this thread to learn more. 1️⃣ Black patients have over 2.5 times the odds of having one or more negative descriptors in their electronic health records than White patients. #RacismAndHealth bit.ly/3rrdybG

Today is the final day of Health Affairs’ #BackToSchool Essentials series, in which we share content about health policy topics essential for future policymakers and health care leaders. Don’t miss these must-reads for all health policy students. (Thread) 📚 In the December 2020 theme issue, Climate & Health, Renee Salas and coauthors outlined how policy makers can integrate a climate lens as they develop interventions to protect vulnerabilities in the health system from the effects of climate change. bit.ly/3gTztm6

Today of our three-day #BackToSchool Essentials series, we are featuring a variety of Health Affairs content covering topics important for future health policy experts.

Be sure to subscribe to our Health Affairs Today newsletter to stay in-the-know: bit.ly/2USTIJ6 📚 In a February 2021 article, published as part of the @theNAMedicine’s Vital Directions for Health & Health Care project, William Shrank + coauthors discuss health costs & financing priorities to advance health care access, affordability, & equity. bit.ly/3jwOQD2

Our recommended #BackToSchool essentials come from Katie Keith, an adjunct professor at the @oneillinstitute and contributing editor at Health Affairs focused on the Affordable Care Act (#ACA) and health reform. (Thread) “If you’re a regular reader of Health Affairs Blog, you know I read. A lot—on all things ACA. On the occasion that my professional reading isn’t crowding out my personal reading, here are a few of my recent favorite reads or podcast episodes:

To celebrate #NewYearsEve, we present the past year’s top 10 Health Affairs Blog posts. To see the #healthpolicy analysis and commentary that captured the most attention in #2020, please view the full post, and have a #HappyNewYear: bit.ly/3aWhEkm 1/11 1) Could – Or Should – The Government Impose A Mass #Quarantine On An American City? by @LawrenceGostin of @oneillinstitute bit.ly/3rzu7Ai #COVID19 #pandemic #InfectiousDisease 2/11

Health Affairs has extensively covered the #COVID19 #pandemic this year. As #2020 draws to a close, we consider 10 of the lessons that have emerged from that coverage: bit.ly/3hqoDmK 1/11 1) Mandating #facemasks in public is associated with a decline in the daily #COVID19 growth rate: bit.ly/3aPrHYs (Wei Lyu and George Wehby of @uiowa) 2/11

BREAKING: Promoting Effectiveness And Equity As COVID-19 Vaccines And Treatment Emerge.
Today, we focus on #COVID19 #vaccines & treatment. Amidst recent news of successful vaccine trials & new treatments, we highlight key policy + regulatory issues: bit.ly/2UJBxlg (1/9) This set of fast-track ahead-of-print journal articles kicks off with @AKesselheim of @BrighamWomens et al's paper, which explores #vaccine development, approval, and regulation as well as tradeoffs in balancing safety, efficacy, and speed: bit.ly/3pJySGM (2/9)