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Adult Excessive Alcohol Consumption Rate Trends in the United States
From pre-pandemic to during the pandemic, heavy alcohol use among Americans rose nearly 20%. This increase in drinking was sustained through 2022. Excessive alcohol consumption has been linked to adverse health outcomes, such as increased risk of cancer, heart disease, stroke, and mental… Read more
Food Insecurity in America: New Social Determinants State Health Compare Measure Tracks Percent of Households Experiencing Food Insecurity
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… Read more
Underlying Factors of Medicaid Inequities: Conversations with Experts on Racism and Medicaid
  Image Medicaid serves as a vital public health safety net for over 79 million people, including many from historically excluded or marginalized communities. There is a great opportunity to improve Medicaid programs’ accountability for… Read more
“American Indian 101”: Understanding the history and contemporary experiences of Native people in a United States health policy context
Image American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) is a racial/ethnic category that describes people with ancestry indigenous to North America prior to colonization in 1492. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, there were approximately 9.7 million Americans… Read more
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)
The following Expert Perspective (EP) is cross-posted from State Health & Value Strategies.Authors: Elizabeth Lukanen, Elliot Walsh, Robert Hest, SHADACOriginal posting date October 30, 2024. Find the original post here on the SHVS website.Background on Census DataEvery fall,… Read more
What Are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? ACEs Definition, Data Challenges, and Resources
Basics Blog IntroductionSHADAC 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… Read more
Changing Dynamics in the Opioid Crisis Since the COVID-19 Pandemic
Soaring rates of fatal fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine overdoses have worsened and spread to previously insulated groups, including teenagers and the elderlyIt has been more than a decade since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared a national opioid “epidemic,”… Read more
Systemic Racism: Underlying Factors of Medicaid Inequities Annotated Bibliography
*Click here to jump to the 'Systemic Racism' annotated bibliography*The State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and in collaboration with partner organizations is exploring whether a new national Medicaid Equity Monitoring… Read more
Children’s Health Insurance in 2023: Exploring Rising Uninsured Rates for Low-Income Children
 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… Read more
What is Health Equity? — A SHADAC Basics Blog
 Basics Blog IntroductionSHADAC has created a series of “Basics Blogs” to familiarize readers with common terms, concepts, and topics that are frequently covered. This Basics Blog will focus on the concept of health equity. We will answer and provide explanations for questions like:What… Read more
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