Addressing Food Insecurity in School-Based Settings: One Year Later
Authors: Angela Taylor and Tonantzin Juarez A year ago, Weitzman’s policy team published a policy brief, “Addressing Food Insecurity in School-Based Settings: Keeping Youth Fed as Costs Rise.” This brief discussed initiatives and federal programs that helped feed school-aged children during the pandemic and what policies needed to be implemented to keep children fed during […]
Weitzman Institute Awarded HRSA Grant to Implement ECHO for Certified Peer Recovery Supporters in Rural Ohio
Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc.’s Weitzman Institute has been awarded a HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) – Overdose Response grant for its “Building a Community of Rural Peer Supporters in Ohio” project to address the needs of rural Ohio residents experiencing substance use disorders. In partnership with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and […]
Learn More About the AI Revolution in our Live Broadcast on Sept. 7
AI is here. Are you ready? Join us for a live broadcast, An Introduction to AI in Healthcare for FQHCs, on Thursday, September 7, at 1 PM ET. Register today. This broadcast will explore the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution and its potentially transformative effect on healthcare delivered by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs): the pros […]
Blog: Primary Care Physicians: A New Prescription for Remedying Community Violence
Author: Darius Parakh July 2023 marked a dark milestone for communities across America. On July 17th, a shooting in Hampton, Georgia, which left four dead and two injured, became the 30th mass shooting recorded this year. Hampton’s mass shooting reflects a disturbing trend, with the number of mass shootings up by 15% since the beginning […]
Blog: Giving your life to give life: Unraveling the disproportionate health risks facing pregnant Black Americans
Author: Oksanna Samey To those who knew her, Tori Bowie always made everything look easy. By age 18, Bowie had already been crowned an eight-time state champion in four different track and field events. Three years later, she’d won two NCAA championships, and by 2016, she had accomplished her biggest athletic feat yet – winning […]
Blog: The Role of School-Based Health Centers in Supporting Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Author: Adam Elzarka Federal encounters with unaccompanied migrant children reached an all-time high at the U.S. – Mexico border in 2022, with nearly 150,000 unaccompanied migrant children being apprehended. Unaccompanied migrant children are defined as minors under the age of 18 who do not have U.S. immigration status or a guardian who can provide reasonable […]
2023 Health Policy Summer Intern Blog Series
This summer, the Weitzman Institute was pleased to welcome our inaugural cohort of Health Policy Summer Interns. As part of their internship, our interns had the opportunity to write a blog highlighting a health policy topic that aligned with their interests and is relevant to the challenges underserved communities face in our healthcare system. During […]
Blog: Building Partnerships for Success: Collaborative Approaches to School-Based Health Centers
Author: Jilkiah Bryant Unlocking Academic Potential: The Link between Health and Education in School-Based Health Centers: Children and youth in low-income areas across the United States confront serious health risks and barriers to accessing adequate healthcare. Unmet health requirements have a substantial influence on students’ capacity to study and engage fully in school. Students with […]