Children and Families
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 19, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
As a result of the recommendations from the report Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation (IOM and NRC, 2015), a group of representatives from national organizations came together in a series of meetings in...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 19, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Case Study to Bridge the Divide: Upskilling Virginia’s Early Childhood Educators Over the past 18 months, the Commonwealth of Virginia worked to fully understand and begin solving some of the issues surrounding improved educational opportunities for early...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 30, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The impacts of unmet health-related social needs, such as homelessness, inconsistent access to food, and exposure to violence on health and health care utilization, are well-established. Growing evidence indicates that addressing these and other needs can help reverse...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 26, 2017 | Commentary, Perspectives
The importance of good nutrition practices on health and well-being has been recognized for thousands of years. One familiar quote attributed to Hippocrates, “Let thy food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food,” illustrates our long-time appreciation of the...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 24, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
As managed care organizations (MCOs) and accountable care organizations (ACOs) begin to invest in population health improvement, they are faced with significant and diverse challenges. This is especially true in pediatric care; without the leverage of a...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 24, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Oregon is one of the leading states engaged in innovative health care delivery system reform that includes population health as a central component. Collaboration among key agencies and stakeholders is an important feature of Oregon’s reform efforts, and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 21, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
This article is a joint publication initiative between The Permanente Journal and the National Academy of Medicine. Abstract Health care organizations can magnify the impact of their community service and other philanthropic activities by implementing...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 14, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Policy makers, government agencies, and community organizations seeking to improve health outcomes in vulnerable populations are paying increased attention to family engagement and health literacy as key elements of a population health approach. To capitalize on the...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 7, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
As an obstetric resident I once took care of a young Native American woman who had been transported by helicopter from a remote rural community because she had been assaulted by her intoxicated partner. She was early in her third trimester, and the damage to...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 13, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Obesity now affects 35 percent of men, 40 percent of women, and 17 percent of 2- to 19-year-old children and adolescents in the United States (Flegal et al., 2016; Ogden et al., 2016). Neither clinical nor environmental changes alone are sufficient to address a...
