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Health Care
Boston University’s Health Literacy Tool Shed is an online database of health literacy measures. The site contains information about measures, including their psychometric properties, based on a review of the peer-reviewed literature. In developing the Tool Shed, gaps were found within some health literacy measures. It is suggested future researchers close these gaps by:
- Aligning health literacy measurement with theory and conceptual models
- Developing methods of objective measurement that approximate the convenience of self-report measures
- Conducting comparative assessment of self-reported and objective measure
The Fentanyl Epidemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been dominating the headlines over the last couple of years, but the truth is that there’s an even deadlier epidemic in the United States: the fentanyl epidemic. The year 2021 saw 41,487 people between the ages of 18-45 die of fentanyl overdoses, while COVID-19 caused a little over half that number of fatalities in the same age group.
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Demographics
Neighborhood differences can create and reinforce social disadvantages that contribute to health disparities.
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Insurance Coverage
A majority of adolescents without health coverage do not receive needed psychiatric services.
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Chronic Conditions
Chronic disease becomes more prevalent in poor counties as incomes fall.
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Technology Access
Telehealth can help address disparities in access to healthcare services and health outcomes.
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Language Spoken
The economically disadvantaged may be medically underserved when language barriers arise.