Information on 626 health systems in the U.S. Defines a health system as a hospital and group of physicians providing comprehensive care and connected through common ownership or joint management. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-cassini-spacecraft-ends-its-historic-exploration-of-saturn
A collection of news features as the historic mission of exploring the planet of Saturn came to an end. From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-reconsider-certain-coal-ash-rule-provisions
Brief statement about Trump administration plans to reconsider coal ash regulations which had been a major feature of the Obama administration’s efforts to protect the public from the byproducts of coal-burning power plants. From the Environmental Protection Agency
https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb227-Emergency-Department-Visit-Trends.pdf
Examines why people visit hospital emergency departments including patient characteristics, conditions cited, and expected payer. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Offers practical guidelines for policymakers to understand the role of religion in political violence and best practices for partnering with religious officials to respond to the challenge. From the United States Institute of Peace
https://aspe.hhs.gov/system/files/pdf/257731/MFSIPChildSupport.pdf
Presents findings on pre- and post-incarceration wages and child support participation. Finds that most men who were or had been in the corrections systems stayed connected with the child support system but that pre- and post-incarceration earnings were not sufficient to avoid poverty.
From the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Deprtment of Health and Human Services.
https://aspe.hhs.gov/system/files/pdf/257526/NatlPlan2017.pdf
Provides narrative descriptions of agency activities in the effort against dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease completed during 2016. From the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services.
https://aspe.hhs.gov/system/files/pdf/257521/WelfareIndicators.pdf
Covers 10 indicators and predictors of welfare dependence. Reveals that more than half (56%) of TANF and SNAP recipients are in the labor force and that the share of the population receiving more than half of their income from welfare benefits (4.9% or 15.5 million persons) has declined from recent peaks in 2010. Also covers poverty rate, food insecurity, and births to unmarried women. From the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(births/deaths food/nutrition income/poverty labor/employment statistics welfare/social services)