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Advancing Health Care Delivery, Equity, and Outcomes Through AI

WEBAdvancing Health Care Delivery, Equity, and Outcomes Through AI. Stephanie Kanowitz October 27, 2023. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is opening doors to new ways of improving federal health care, including through advancements in personalized and preventative care, diagnosis and treatments, new discoveries, and detection of claims …

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Transforming Public Health Communications Through AI

WEBTransforming Public Health Communications Through AI. Communication plays a pivotal role in safeguarding the public health and well-being of communities. It serves as the bridge between scientific knowledge and actionable information, helping individuals make informed decisions about their health. It is the linchpin that holds …

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Make Mental Health Awareness a Priority » Posts GovLoop

WEBIn May, we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month. The observance began in — hold onto your hats — 1949! While that makes it 75 years old, many people and organizations might just be recognizing it for the first time.

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Advancing Health Access, Equity and Outcomes Through AI

WEBArtificial intelligence (AI) is transforming all industries, but perhaps none hits as personally as health care. In the context of solving health problems, AI has the potential to tackle some of the most formidable health care challenges around health care delivery, reducing clinical burden, benefits access and medical research.

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How Understanding and Acting on Social Determinants of Health …

WEBBy Dr. Sydney Heimbrock and Chris Schott. In a previous GovLoo p piece, we shared the importance of modernizing public health infrastructure and centralizing data collection to drive faster time to action and a more holistic view of individuals and communities.. This holistic view demands harnessing data beyond traditional health …

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The Role of GIS in Public Health » Community GovLoop

WEBGeographic information systems (GIS) answer the question of where: where diseases are prevalent; where vulnerable populations live; and where resources are most needed to improve health conditions. GIS consists of the data, technology and people who answer these questions. And it has never been more relevant than it is today.

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Strengthening Public Health Preparedness With GIS

WEBContributing Authors Esri Health and Human Services contributing team members: Este Geraghty, MD, MS, MPH, CPH, GISP is the Chief Medical Officer at Esri. As the former Deputy Director of the Center

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The Best Government Conferences of 2024

WEBJanuary 17 – 19, 2024 | Mesa, AZ. The LGHN Conference convenes delegates from various cities and states to explore ideas and solutions for advancing excellence and inclusiveness in local government. The conference takes place every two years. LGHN is an International City/County Management Association (ICMA) affiliate.

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How to Take a Mental Health Day » Community GovLoop

WEBPlan Your Day. Unstructured free time is not always relaxing. Use your mental health day to engage in resilience-enhancing activities instead of doing errands and chores. Pursue a hobby, go to a museum or exercise. Focus on yourself. You’ll be amazed at how much better you feel once you’re back at work.

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ARPA-H: Igniting Healthcare Innovation » Community GovLoop

WEBMy journey within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recently introduced me to ARPA-H, a year-and-a-half old agency at the nexus of technology and healthcare.ARPA-H, or the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, seeks to emulate the transformative impact of DARPA, the defense research agency that …

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The Power of an Organizational Health Checklist

WEBAn organizational assessment checklist provides leaders with complete, consistent and relevant data about their organization, presented in meaningful ways, and directly related to key practices and functions. It provides leaders with the capability to assess and manage complexity, reduce risk, achieve outstanding results, and improve …

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Evolving Definitions of Mental Illness and Wellness

WEBManderscheid RW et al. – Understanding of the definitions of wellness and illness has changed from the mid–20th century to modern times, moving from a diagnosis–focused to a person–focused definition of mental illnesses, and from an “absence of disease” model to one that stresses positive psychological function for mental health.

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Maps Guide Life-Saving Opioid Interventions in Kansas

WEBChristopher ThomasApril 8, 2024. In Kansas, a state facing patterns of opioid misuse, state and community organizations are saving lives. Much of their work involves collaboration around smart maps — maps that layer key data to show where overdose deaths occur and reveal insights about how to prevent them. Connecting the dots between location

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31 Government Associations You Should Join » Posts GovLoop

WEBNational Association of Government Communicators (NAGC): With members at the federal, state, and local level, the NAGC is a non profit association with members across an array of jobs and functions within communications. National Contract Management Association (NCMA): The NCMA is a 20,000 member strong organization …

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Performance Contracts and Service Level Agreements for

WEBA prior post considered the benefits of municipal officials holding pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) providers accountable for the community health impact they have – regardless if those providers are government-operated, private enterprise, or volunteer-based. It suggested ways to establish those accountabilities through public …

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You Are a Federal Employee Millionaire — Let’s See Why!

WEBLet’s make a few assumptions for illustrative purposes: you are a 62 year old retiree with a basic FERS pension annuity of $40,000. Let’s assume you have an average life expectancy of 85 years old. Let’s assume a simple Cost of Living increase (COLA) of 1.5% each year. Your pension would be worth approximately $1,000,000 under those

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digital strategy Archives

WEBDigital Government. 3 Things Influencing Federal Digital Strategy. Jeremy Vanderlan, ICF International As leaders at federal agencies come to grips with the tools of the digital age, they must develop an understanding of the right digital investments and initiatives to meet the expectations of their employees and the publics they serve.

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Reinventing American Healthcare: Interview with Dr. Zeke

WEBMichael J. Keegan July 3, 2014. “The execution of the ACA was seriously flawed. Three factors contributed to the rocky rollout: the nature of lawmaking, poor personnel decisions, and poisonous politics,” notes Dr. Zeke Emanuel. The American healthcare system is complex. It was not created complex and expensive from its origins, but evolved

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The Best Government Conferences of 2023

WEBApril 2 – 4, 2023 | Seattle, WA | #Lifesavers2023. The Lifesavers Conference is an event to learn about the latest highway safety research, best practices and cutting-edge initiatives. Attendees have the opportunity to explore innovative technology and strategies used to combat risky driving behaviors and save lives.

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