This Issue Brief examines the procedures and protocols that currently exist for assessing and treating victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in health care settings in an effort to begin evaluating their applicability to victims of human trafficking.
Public Health
Access up-to-date ASPE research on key public health topics including emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, such as influenza and COVID-19; health equity; antibiotic resistance; rural health; opioids, opioid use disorder and overdose prevention; maternal health; public health and health care workforce and infrastructure; immunization and vaccines; Indian health; HIV/AIDS; tobacco; and emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. Also find data on prevention, social determinants of health, and more.
Noteworthy
HHS Initiative to Improve Maternal Health
The Department’s Action Plan lays out a vision for improving maternal health that applies a “life course” approach organized around four goals and it sets three ambitious targets to achieve this vision. Each of the four goals includes multiple objectives and action items to drive progress. The Action Plan also describes the current state of maternal health outcomes in the U.S., challenges in reducing maternal mortality and morbidity, recent efforts to improve maternal health within and beyond the federal government, and it discusses various forums in which HHS leadership sought input from key stakeholders.
Reports
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Presented to:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Presented by:
National Opinion Research Center (NORC)
at the University of Chicago
Progress toward Self-Sufficiency for Low-Wage Workers
This report examines progress toward self-sufficiency through earnings progression and related changes in income and work supports among low-wage single mothers and other families with low-wage workers in the early 2000s. Low-wage workers experienced significant wage gains during the 1990s, but has wage growth continued? What has helped working single mothers advance in the labor market?
Individuals Living in the Community with Chronic Conditions and Functional Limitations: A Closer Look
This chartbook examines the combination of chronic conditions and functional limitations as a potentially better predictor of high health care utilization. [51 PDF pages]
Findings from a Study of the SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) Initiative
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) programs provide critical income support for those who meet eligibility requirements.
NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study
The 2008 User Study provides an updated snapshot of awareness and use of Healthy People three-quarters of the way through the decade, allowing for an assessment of whether use is changing over time; identifying barriers to use of Healthy People among state, local and tribal health organizations; and offering insight to assist HHS in preparing the next iteration of national hea
Literature Review
An AI/AN Suicide Prevention Hotline: Literature Review and Discussion with Experts
This exploratory study provides background information pertaining to an American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Suicide Prevention Hotline.
Substitutability Across Institutional Post-Acute Care Settings: 1998-2006
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Examining Competencies for the Long-Term Care Workforce: A Status Report and Next Steps
The purpose of this paper is to provide a snapshot of workforce competencies that have been identified for professionals who work in long-term care settings.