Vabren L Watts Ph.D.

Director of #HealthEquity @Health_Affairs| Writer| #healthpolicy & medicine. Follows/RTs≠endorsements #RustGrad #MeharryMade #HopkinsTrained #AΦA

[Vabren L Watts Ph.D. @DrVabe]

A dream was manifested today. I got the chance to interview award-winning author Harriet Washington (@haw95), author of Medical Aparthied! Thank you for contributing your knowledge to @Health_Affairs. Stay tuned for the video launch in February.

[Vabren L Watts Ph.D. @DrVabe]

New Episode. New Topic. New Season

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

New Podcast Episode | Explore innovative approaches to increase food and nutrition security with Dion Dawson @DChicagoDream and @RheaBoydMD.

Listen to #ResearchAndJusticeForAll episodes from season 2 on Wednesdays, wherever you get your podcasts. Sponsored by Deloitte. https://t.co/DFOJgyO0S1

[Vabren L Watts Ph.D. @DrVabe]

@MScottGerber @Health_Affairs Thank you, @MScottGerber and for your contributions to Equity!

[Michael Gerber @MScottGerber]

My colleague @DrVabe discussing efforts to advance racial equity in scholarly publishing @Health_Affairs and beyond today at #APHA2023. Proud to be part of an organization pursuing equity at all levels.

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

#Medicaid expansion lowered #uninsurance rates among nonelderly adults in the most heavily redlined areas, according to a new paper from @SempriniJason of @uiowa + coauthors. Read the full article in the October issue: https://t.co/xh406DnEAa

[Vabren L Watts Ph.D. @DrVabe]

Interesting read and findings. (A lot groups focused on this topic including @PowertoPatnts... I'm interested in speaking with you all)

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

In their new Forefront article, @hannahkbmd, @ReshmaGuptaMD, + @ReneeYHsia from @Stanford, @ucdavis, + @UCSF discuss how addressing cost transparency in emergency departments could be transformative in reducing financial harm from unexpected medical care. https://t.co/URb0bpAQBz

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

NEW PERSPECTIVE: In response to Haeder’s paper, Leighton Ku from @GWtweets argues that #Medicaid and #SNAP contain certain policies that can create barriers for individuals, promoting racial and ethnic disparities. https://t.co/4cw2P0JXvg

[Vabren L Watts Ph.D. @DrVabe]

Thanks for sharing our article, @SenatorWarnock (Frat)

[Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @SenatorWarnock]

A recent @Health_Affairs study found that states like Georgia that haven’t expanded Medicaid are doing a poor job of lowering the uninsured rate in disadvantaged communities.

Georgia must right this wrong immediately. https://t.co/xWcMeVDSC6

[Vabren L Watts Ph.D. @DrVabe]

Got questions about what structural racism looks like today in health and health care? WATCH THIS VIDEO. Our panel of health equity expert outline
different scenarios of how structural racism impacts health.

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

WATCH NOW | To elaborate on the October issue, we recorded a conversation among a small group of #HealthEquity experts and advocates that explores how racism manifests in health care and how policy intersects with lived experience. Watch the video: https://t.co/hY1RlawIA4

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

In the latest episode of Research and Justice For All, @CVSHealth's Sree Chaguturu & Joneigh Khaldun interview Karen DeSalvo of @Google on how to leverage data and partnerships to drive positive, equitable health outcomes. https://t.co/VrHExt51Ir

[Vabren L Watts Ph.D. @DrVabe]

Join us today! Register below!

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

TOMORROW | There's still time to register for the essential forum on our new issue, #TacklingStructuralRacismInHealth. You don't want to miss this line-up of speakers. The event is free and open to all.
Tuesday Oct 3, 1pm - 5pm ET.
Register now: https://t.co/7I7IVaVyit

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

NEW: The October issue of Health Affairs on #TacklingStructuralRacismInHealth is here. It explores how addressing the impact of all forms of racism in health care is essential to building equity. Supported by @RWJF @CalWellness and @Health4Texas. https://t.co/Jl9tTdiXUz

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

#Telehealth or in-person care? Jessica Sousa from @RANDCorporation + coauthors reported in a new paper that approximately 1 in 3 patients receiving therapy or medication visits in 2023 said their clinicians did not offer both modalities. https://t.co/qtK3bMUGaN

[Vabren L Watts Ph.D. @DrVabe]

What can be done to address disparities in mental health care? Listen to Ep 4 of #ResearchAndJusticeForAll with @Drnicolecb @try_headway. @chaguturu @DrKhaldun @CVSHealth @Health_Affairs. https://t.co/zBqw0abRrh

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

Health Equity Fellowship for Trainees Spotlight | @CharleenHsuan of @penn_state is a 2023 #HEFT Fellow and published an article in Forefront today on improving care for transfer patients: https://t.co/t0adKEg8oJ

[Vabren L Watts Ph.D. @DrVabe]

What can be done to address disparities in maternal health outcomes? Listen to Ep 3 of #ResearchAndJusticeForAll with @MEtiebetMD @MerckForMothers. @chaguturu @DrKhaldun @CVSHealth @Health_Affairs. https://t.co/Tl8K2Sx2Ne

[Vabren L Watts Ph.D. @DrVabe]

If you don't know much about the Racism in Health in the US health system. Here is a 101 course that will prepare for the 201 course which starts October.

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

Next month, Health Affairs is Tackling #StructuralRacism in Health. In preparation, we’re featuring a convo from the Feb. 2022 issue between Harriet A. Washington and Health Affairs’ @DrVabe + @AMA’s Aletha Maybank on history of #racism in medicine. https://t.co/O4iG5gnVTs

[Vabren L Watts Ph.D. @DrVabe]

October can't come soon enough! I'm ready to learn from this videoed conversation with these #healthequity experts on what racism in health care looks like today. It is about to be amazing! #racismandhealth @HealthAffairs

[Michael Cary @mpc_24]

What an incredible day of video shooting with my colleagues for the ⁦@Health_Affairs⁩ Affairs special issue on Racism and Health. Grateful to be part of this impactful project!🎥#RacismAndHealth #HealthEquity"

[Vabren L Watts Ph.D. @DrVabe]

📢Hey #healthpolicy gurus of #maternalhealth and #mentalhealth! We are looking for you... 👀

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

Request For Abstracts: @Health_Affairs is planning a second theme issue on perinatal mental health, to be published in April 2024. Submission deadline is August 21, 2023. #PerinatalMentalHealth

For more information, visit: https://t.co/VNfqs8pWxs

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

#PrideMonth In a Forefront article, @PublicHealthUMN's @Carrie_H_S +coauthors discuss access to care for rural LGBTQ+ populations. As LGBTQ+ rights & research continue to evolve, the health & well-being of rural LGBTQ+ individuals must not be left behind. https://t.co/3be3rc1oeY

[Harvard Ash Center @HarvardAsh]

"Key Findings from 'Antiracist Change in Healthcare Organizations'” featuring @DrVabe and @IARA_HKS's Angel Rodriguez

Check out the conversation ⤵️
https://t.co/rThvEAsBUN