The Role of HHS/OCR in Enforcing Privacy and Civil Rights Issues in Healthcare
Join us as Melanie Fontes Rainer, Director of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, discusses privacy and civil rights issues in healthcare.
Trans Kids Need Access to Evidence-Based Care
The views expressed are solely that of Professor Goldbach and Ms. Dunlap based on their scholarly expertise. It is not an official statement from Washington University. A recent opinion piece by Jamie Reed titled “I thought I was saving trans kids. Now I’m blowing the whistle” frames itself as an exposé of the Washington University […]
COVID-19 webinar series recordings
April 28, 2020: COVID-19 and Race: The Disproportionate Impact on the Health of Communities of Color Jun 2, 2020: Tracking the Social and Economic Impact of COVID-19 Jun 30, 2020: COVID-19 and Race: Health and Economic Disparities in the Latinx Community Aug 13, 2020: COVID-19 and Race: Educational Equity in a New Era May 28, […]
Response to the Uvalde School Shooting
Dear Friends, Today is a particularly difficult day. I know I am not alone in my heartbreak and grief over the loss of the 19 children and 2 teachers killed in Uvalde, Texas. Furthermore, the trauma of the shooting inflicted on the survivors and the families of the victims has only just begun. For children […]
COVID-19 and Race: The Disproportionate Impact on Communities of Color
[Recording available here] The coronavirus pandemic has exposed glaring health and economic disparities among communities of color, and has been particularly dangerous for African Americans. According to CDC data, one third of people who have been hospitalized with COVID-19 are African American, yet African Americans only account for 13% of the U.S. population. At the […]
Impact of Weapons and Violence on Schools and Communities
Weapons and violence in schools are a significant public health challenge that affects the physical and mental health of young people across the United States, as well as their families and communities. The Congressional Social Work Caucus (chaired by Rep. Barbara Lee, CA-13), in conjunction with the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, […]
Transforming Healthcare in Missouri: Advancing Innovation and Equity
On October 3, 2018, the Clark-Fox Policy Institute and the Center for Health Economics & Policy hosted Missouri health-policy makers, healthcare professionals, and keynote speaker Dr. Gloria Wilder at part two of Transforming Healthcare in Missouri: Advancing Innovation and Equity. Participants developed policy recommendations to address some of the most pressing issues in Missouri healthcare, […]
Transforming Healthcare in Missouri: Ideas for Innovation and Investment
The Clark-Fox Policy Institute partnered with the Center for Health Economics and Policy to organize Transforming Healthcare in Missouri: Ideas for Innovation and Investment on Friday, October 13, 2017. Over a hundred stakeholders participated, including healthcare providers, payers, consumers, researchers, economists, advocates, and policymakers. ACTIONABLE IDEAS GENERATED BY PARTICIPANTS: TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE IN MISSOURI_2017_IDEAS & INNOVATION Hosts […]
Misguided and Misdiagnosed: Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System
Misguided and Misdiagnosed: Mental Health and the Criminal Justice SystemFriday, February 9, 2018, 2:30 – 4:00 pmClark-Fox Forum, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis On any given day in the United States, between 300,000 and 400,000 people with mental illnesses are incarcerated in jails and prisons. All too often people with untreated mental […]
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care in Uganda: A Three-Part Series
In Uganda, children make up about half (56%) of the total population, and they often present with multiple physical, mental health, and educational challenges. Large numbers of Ugandan children live in communities with high rates of chronic poverty (38%), domestic violence (30%), physical violence toward children (80%), depression (33 to 39%), malaria (70 to 80%), […]