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Food Insecurity in America: New Social Determinants State Health Compare Measure Tracks Percent of Households Experiencing Food Insecurity
Dec. 16, 2024 : Social determinants of health are social factors that impact an individual or community’s health. As explained by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, “Good health begins where we live, learn, work and play. Stable housing, quality schools, access to good jobs, and neighborhood safety are all important influences, as is culturally competent health care.” Access to food, nutritious... Read moreSeven Measures Have Been Retired from State Health Compare
Dec. 10, 2024 : To maintain State Health Compare (SHC) as a relevant and current resource for data users, SHADAC regularly evaluates our collection of SHC measures to ensure they inform current health care and health policy discussions. We also want to be able to update measures consistently with recent data. As a part of this process, SHADAC both adds new measures to State Health Compare and retires... Read moreBlog: Exploring Racial Disparities in Forgone Health Care Using State Health Compare
Dec. 02, 2024 : “Forgone care” describes when someone does not use or access health care despite a need for it. While there are a number of reasons why someone might choose to forgo care (e.g., fear of medical procedures or diagnosis, lack of health literacy and/or understanding, limited access to care, cultural beliefs), a very common reason for many is the cost of health care. Whatever the reason,... Read moreBlog: SHADAC Leadership Transition Announcement
Nov. 22, 2024 : After more than 25 years of work and dedication to health policy research and to the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota, the State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) Founding Director & Principal Investigator Dr. Lynn Blewett has announced her decision to begin a phased retirement. Deputy Director Elizabeth Lukanen will step into the role of SHADAC Director... Read moreBlog: 2024 NHIS Data Early Release: Q2 (April – June) Estimates Show Uninsurance Remained Stable While Many Shifted from Public to Private Coverage
Nov. 11, 2024 : On November 8, 2024, The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released quarterly estimates of health insurance coverage from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) covering the second quarter (April – June) of 2024. This blog post covers this newly released Q2 NHIS data, including relevant changes in health insurance coverage compared to the same period the year prior, April –... Read moreBlog: Race/Ethnicity Data in CMS Medicaid (T-MSIS) Analytic Files: 2022 Data Assessment
Nov. 08, 2024 : The Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) is the largest national database of current Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiary information collected from U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia (DC).1 T-MSIS data are critical for monitoring and evaluating the utilization of Medicaid and CHIP, which together provide health... Read moreBlog: What Do the New Census Data Say About Insurance Coverage for Children and Adults? A Look at Both the National and State Level (SHVS Cross-Post)
Nov. 01, 2024 : The following Expert Perspective (EP) is cross-posted from State Health & Value Strategies. Authors: Elizabeth Lukanen, Elliot Walsh, Robert Hest, SHADAC Original posting date October 30, 2024. Find the original post here on the SHVS website. Background on Census Data Every fall, the U.S. Census Bureau releases detailed data on the population, including... Read moreBlog: What Are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? ACEs Definition, Data Challenges, and Resources
Oct. 24, 2024 : Basics Blog Introduction SHADAC has created a series of “Basics Blogs” to familiarize readers with common terms, concepts, and topics that are frequently covered. Children’s health is impacted by a number of factors – family life and income, housing, neighborhood, nutrition, health care access and cost, amongst others. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is a broad term... Read moreBlog: Survey Data Season Essentials: ACS vs CPS: What Is the Difference Between These Two Federal Surveys?
Oct. 02, 2024 : This post is a part of our Survey Data Season series where we examine data from various surveys that are released annually from the summer through early fall. Find all of the Survey Data Season series posts on our Survey Data Season 2024 page here. Each year, SHADAC covers the data releases of multiple federal surveys from a variety of agencies, beginning with... Read moreBlog: Children’s Health Insurance in 2023: Exploring Rising Uninsured Rates for Low-Income Children
Sep. 18, 2024 : This post is a part of our Survey Data Season series where we examine data from various surveys that are released annually from the summer through early fall. Find all of the Survey Data Season series posts on our Survey Data Season 2024 page here. With the recent release of survey data from both the American Community Survey (ACS) and the Current... Read morePages
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