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Friday, June 28, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
The Spread of Suicide Contagion and Possible Ways to Contain It
According to the Centers for Disease Control, since 1999, the suicide rate in the United States has increased 33 percent across all demographics to become the 10th leading cause of death. The recent suicides of high-profile individuals like designer Kate...
Friday, June 07, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
What Hospitals are Getting Wrong and How We Can Fix It
For decades, healthcare advancements have been largely focused on curing disease, medical therapy, and surgical innovation. These advances are only addressing 20 percent of the issues and as a result, life expectancy has dropped every year for the past three...
Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Better Health through Better Partnerships
Dr. Jerome Adams was confirmed as the 20th Surgeon General of the United States on August 2, 2017. In his mission as the "Nation's Doctor," Dr. Adams is committed to addressing our most pressing public health concerns including the opioid...
Friday, May 17, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Genetic Code vs. ZIP Code: How to Address Health Equity
Despite being home to some of the most innovative healthcare systems in the world, Americans' overall health and life expectancy is often determined not by their DNA, but by their ZIP code. These social determinants of health —conditions in the...
Monday, April 08, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
According to recent government data, Black infants in America are now more than twice as likely to die as white infants — 11.3 per 1,000 Black babies, compared with 4.9 per 1,000 white babies. This tragedy is linked to another...
Friday, April 05, 2019, 4:25 p.m.
The El Centro medical system covers 22,000 square miles of northern New Mexico, a largely rural and critically underserved area. While providing care regardless of condition or ability to pay, the system itself is at risk. Employees leave continuously, opting...
Thursday, March 21, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
ACEs and Toxic Stress: Rewriting the Story for the Next Generation
Over the last several years, healthcare providers and researchers are exploring the link between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and physical health, mental health, and addiction. The first study, published in 1998, found that children who experience ACEs (everything from divorce,...
Friday, March 01, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
A New Narrative from Healing in Hospital to Healthy at Home
The stories we tell are the most potent force for change for they define how we act in the world. Healthcare is telling several stories that are holding us back from improving value. Come hear how we, together, can tell...
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