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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.

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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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

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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.

Nursing Home Work Practices and Certified Nursing Assistants' Job Satisfaction

This article estimates the impact of wages, working conditions, and other aspects of job design on overall job satisfaction of certified nursing assistants working in nursing homes.

Disabilities Among TANF Recipients: Evidence from the NHIS

This report uses information from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) in 2005 and 2006 — the years when the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) was passed and first being implemented — to provide a snapshot of the different types of disabilities among recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), how disability prevalence among TANF recipients compares to othe

ASPE Technical Expert Panel on Earlier Intervention for Serious Mental Illness: Summary of Major Themes

Current disability policy provides support for people with a mental illness once they are no longer able to work and thus qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

Why Do They Stay? Job Tenure Among Certified Nursing Assistants in Nursing Homes

This study identifies factors related to job tenure among certified nursing assistants (CNAs) working in nursing homes. The study uses 2004 data from the National Nursing Home Survey, the National Nursing Assistant Survey, and the Area Resource File. OLS regression analyses were conducted with length of job tenure as the dependent variable.