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4 questions for a suicide-prevention researcherJulie Richards, PhD, MPH, just published the first paper from a Kaiser Permanente program on firearm injury prevention.
mental health, suicide prevention, firearms
2021-08-06
Air pollution linked to higher risk of dementiaWith data from the ACT Study, researchers associated increased levels of fine particle pollution with a greater risk of dementia.
ACT study, dementia, air pollution, Alzheimer’s disease
2021-08-04
2 new scholars to train as learning health systems scientistsScholars will study in-home oxygen use for COPD and the use of patient portals for adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
CATALyST, LHS, learning health systems, early-career scientists
2021-07-28
The impact of vaccines: Millions of lives savedVaccinations in 112 countries prevented an estimated 50 million deaths over the last 20 years.
measles, HPV, vaccines, hepatitis B, yellow fever, Haemophilus influenzae type b, Streptococcus pneumoniae, rubella, rotavirus, Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A, Japanese encephalitis
2021-07-28
COVID-19 and flu: What to expect this winterAnswers to 4 questions about COVID-19 and this season's flu, from KPWHRI's Michael Jackson, PhD, MPH.
vaccine, flu, influenza, COVID-19
2021-07-26
Helping older adults improve health by sitting lessDr. Dori Rosenberg discusses her work on a new Cochrane review looking at ways to help older adults be less sedentary.
behavior change, sedentary behavior, sitting, Cochrane
2021-07-21
Practice facilitators: Boots on the ground for better careHow LHS Program practice facilitators work with KP Washington care teams to improve care.
learning health system, quality improvement, practice coaching, practice facilitation
2021-07-20
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