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Ready to make an impact to improve our Health IT? Review the DRAFT six year Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and submit your thoughts or suggestions by May 28, 2024. Your comment may be something that wasn't considered. #HealthIT

Three fantastic health leaders, Ngozi Ezike, Jillian Griffin and Carrie Kozlowski, joined me last week to explore trust, health and how to build healthier behaviors. The 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report Trust and Health provided stimulus and our exemplary leaders shared their perspectives on building trust with a room full of healthcare ecosystem participants. Some lessons I took away: IT TAKES THE RIGHT TRAINED MESSENGER: Bringing “people like me” to the fore by training community health workers (CHW) is supporting health in the neighborhoods served by Sinai Chicago . As Dr. Ezike shared, for a health system that has long been in-and-of the community, community health workers reinforce health interventions in the home. Integrating CHWs into an organization’s strategy serves the community by providing important “connector” services and creates economic opportunity by training and employing its members. FIND AND ENGAGE YOUR COMMUNITY: Consumers today are surrounded by stimulus, content and channels. Reaching patient audiences where they seek information and engage is one strategy Jillian Griffin described as part of AbbVie efforts to reach patients seeking healthcare solutions and therapies. Sharing information and tools with advocates spreads much needed information across channels and beyond traditional media. PRIORITIZE THE OUTCOME: While facts may not lie, they don’t always convince. Anchored in psychographic segmentation, Carrie emphasized pursuing actions that create behavior change, a pillar for Upfront Healthcare. Taking a recommended beneficial healthcare action and adopting healthy behaviors are driven by a range of factors. Know your audience and tailor your efforts. Measure success with the outcome not the intervention. Meeting consumer expectations led to a vibrant conversation on building trust as well as communicating innovative pipeline promise and progress. The special report found providing quality health information is a top trust builder in the face of misinformation threatening health. People are more likely to trust business, NGOs and government to address health needs and concerns when they are reliable sources of trustworthy health information. Combining healthcare ecosystem trust with patient empowerment is one powerful way forward. #HealthTrust Edelman #TrustBarometer

Where does building strong, healthy communities begin? Health Communications Specialist, Molly Hartzog sheds light on what ensures public health initiatives are impactful, its role in the ever-evolving field, and a glimpse into our approach across various projects. Visit the link below to learn more about how trust shapes the future of healthcare and public well-being: #PublicHealth #KarnaLLC #Trust #CommunityHealth #TrustworthySolutions

🚨 New Publication Alert! 🚨 Happy to share another article, "Placing Trust at the Heart of Health Policy and Systems," which we recently published in the International Journal of Health Policy and Management. Huge thanks to the fellow authors Martin McKee, May CI van Schalkwyk and Govin Permanand. In this article, we continue to discuss the critical role trust plays in the functioning of health systems. Trust isn't just a nice-to-have; it's essential for: 🔹 Encouraging patients to seek and adhere to treatment. 🔹 Facilitating teamwork among health professionals. 🔹 Reducing miscommunication and medical errors. 🔹 Fostering innovation and resilience. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of trust, highlighting both the challenges in maintaining it and the dire consequences when it falters. Our research emphasizes the need for health systems and policymakers to recognize, measure, and actively work to build and restore trust. This involves transparency, community involvement, and a commitment to integrity in health practices and policies. Key Takeaways: ✅ Trust is dynamic and context-dependent, easily lost but hard to regain. ✅ Building trust requires acknowledging past experiences, particularly of marginalized groups. ✅ Effective health systems transformation hinges on maintaining public and professional trust. Find it here: https://lnkd.in/dcD9Ft6M #HealthPolicy #HealthSystems #TrustInHealthcare #COVID19 #Research #PublicHealth #TeamWork #Innovation #HealthEquity

Could you bring your expert perspectives on the economic and commercial determinants of health to support the World Health Organization’s work? The deadline for our Technical Advisory Group on #ECDoH closes this Sunday (7 July!) Apply here! https://lnkd.in/exDcNSsS #CDoH #ECDoH #SDH #CommercialDeterminantsOfHealth #EconomicDeterminantsOfHealth

Right here with you Denys Lau, with all the ups and downs.

As the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations meet again this week, it's crucial that the global health community pay attention to the proposed amendments that will be discussed. The proposed amendments being discussed include new texts related to equitable access to health products and financing under Articles 13 and 44, and new proposed options on how the World Health Organization should alert countries when it comes to health events and a combined proposal for an Implementation and Compliance Committee for these IHR. These amendments could have a significant impact on how countries respond to public health emergencies. I spoke with Prof. Lawrence Gostin, founding O'Neill chair in global health law at Georgetown University and a member of the WHO’s IHR review committee, on what the amendments mean. His insights shed light on why it's critical that countries agree on these amendments. Check out the full article on Devex to learn more about the proposed amendments and their potential impact. #PublicHealth #IHR #GlobalHealth #EquitableAccess #WHO #DevexPro

The importance of well research to produce the evidence needed for our public health system to be equitable, effective and sustainable cannot be understated. In the US, we spend more of our dollars and efforts on managing disease and end of life care than we do on implementing effective prevention strategies and addressing the upstream and root causes of injury and illness. I am happy to co-author this article in Health Affairs Forefront calling out the need to robustly fund and support a new public health services and systems research (PHSSR) agenda. May we all take the baton to ensure the agenda is funded so we can accelerate the evidence needed to drive systems change! #publichealth #healthequity #researchagendas #pandemics #racism Kate Froeb Erika Martin Betty Bekemeier Georges Benjamin Lisa Simpson

When it comes to our health, it's crucial to have access to reliable and accurate information. That's why I'm excited to share that YouTube is making it easier than ever to find authoritative health content from trusted sources. Here's what's new: ⚕ New health source information panels make it easy to spot videos from credible sources like hospitals and health organisations. ⚕ Dedicated health content shelves help you quickly find relevant, trustworthy videos when searching for specific health topics. Qualified healthcare professionals can now apply to be featured in these new health features, helping you identify even more expert advice on YouTube. Learn more in our blog post here: https://lnkd.in/gTs7KBmn

Health is a fundamental human right. Is this statement a reality in your country? #April7WorldHealthDay2024 The Theme for this year's World Health Day is "My Health, my Right" Quite an ambitious theme Let's do some reality check 👇 The last time you were sick; ⚡ Were you able to access the healthcare facility easily? ⚡ Did you receive prompt attention? ⚡ Did you receive quality care? ⚡ Were you given proper information about your treatment? ⚡ Were you able to pay for the services without financial hardship? If you answered "No" to any of these then your health is not yet your right in that locality Then the big one What percentage of your country's annual budget is dedicated to health? This will show you where the priority is. To ensure our health becomes our right, a lot of Public Health advocacy is needed. And the Government must be held accountable. They are the key stakeholders in this matter! This is my prayer for the world 👇 3 John verse 2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. Happy World Health Day 2024 Image credit-WHO