Overview The research team presented an oral presentation at the 2017 American Public Health Association Conference in Atlanta, GA. The abstract entitled, "Field test of the CDC uniform definitions for elder abuse and neglect surveillance using police encounter data" can be viewed here. Details...

Overview Research Objective: Landmark research by Raj Chetty and colleagues finds wide geographic and intertemporal variation in the relationship between income and life expectancy in the U.S., using 1.4 billion administrative tax records from the IRS linked to nearly 7 million federal death records...

Overview Economics, access to health services, genetics, the environment, geography, age – all of these and more form a complex web of interdependent influences on wellbeing. The Arizona Wellbeing Commons brings scientists, clinicians and partners together in a powerful network of researchers to...

Overview Addressing Barriers: Innovative TANF and Behavioral Health Partnerships in Research and Practice Because many TANF participants have behavioral health barriers, states and counties are creating program models that facilitate access to behavioral health services for those participants. This...

Overview Elder abuse and neglect (EA/N) is a public health and safety epidemic with impacts in emergency department utilization, nursing home placement, mortality, and financial losses. Vulnerability has been shown to be highly correlated with EA/N victimization, yet research is lacking on...

Overview Dr. Mays visited Miami to participate in the Florida International University Department of Health Policy and Management Seminar Series. The audience members were provided valuable information on the use of longitudinal data from a national cohort of U.S. communities to estimate geographic...

Overview Arizona State University’s Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy (CABHP) held the 18th Annual Summer Institute from July 18-21, 2017. More than 350 professionals from numerous private and state agencies gathered for four days of networking and education. Details Project: Financing and...

Overview The research team presented at the American Medical Informatics Association's 2017 annual symposium in Washington D.C. Their presentation was entitled "Using EHR and HIE data to identify patients’ need for services that address the social determinants of health." Details Project: Improving...