Complimentary from the publisher

Complimentary from the publishers of Population Health News July 2021

"Over the past year and a half, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated several issues that we knew existed within the health care system, including the interdependence between the health of our communities and our personal health. While our country appears to be turning a corner on the pandemic, with more people getting vaccinated every day, we understand that there is a lot of important work that still needs to be done to address the underlying community health issues that were brought to the forefront during the pandemic."
- Karen Lynch, President and Chief Executive Officer, CVS Health Corporation

Recent CDC data showed 41.5% of Americans reported symptoms of anxiety or depression in 2020 — up from about 11% in 2019. At the same time, the National Council for Behavioral Health reported 68% of member organizations have been unable to meet demand for behavioral health treatment.

Source: Population Health News, Volume 8 Number 7, July 2021, Industry News: "Jvion Launches Behavioral Health Vulnerability Map to Support and Inform the Response to America’s Mental Health Crisis."

AJPM: Prevalence and Determinants of Difficulty in Accessing Medical Caree

1. 14% among U.S. adults overall
2. 15% among those with hypertension
3. 15% among those with diabetes mellitus
4. 17% among those with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
5. 16.3% among those living in states without Medicaid expansion
6. 12.7% among those living in states with Medicaid expansion
7. 27% among those with 3 or more of the sociodemographic characteristics listed below*

Notes: *Sociodemographic characteristics: Age 18-34 years; having less than high school education; having annual household income less than $75,000; unemployment; living in a state without Medicaid expansion. From an article entitled, "Prevalence and Determinants of Difficulty in Accessing Medical Care in U.S. Adults," by Mahmoud Al Rifai, MD, MPH; Dhruv Mahtta, DO, MBA; Riyad Kherallah, MD; Sina Kianoush, MD, MPH; Jing Liu, MD; Fatima Rodriguez, MD, MPH; Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH; Javier Valero, MD, MPH; Safi U. Khan, MD; Christie Ballantyne, MD; Laura A. Petersen, MD, MPH; and Salim S. Virani, MD, PhD. The study used data from the 2016–2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a nationally representative telephone-based survey of adults.

Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, July 4, 2021

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State Efforts to Address Health Equity and Disparities

Hemi Tewarson, executive director of the National Academy for State Health Policy, discusses state efforts to address health equity and disparities during a meeting of the Human Health subcommittee of the CSG Healthy States National Task Force.

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