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Dr. Joe Thompson Discusses COVID-19 Modeling with Talk Business & Politics

Read the full story on talkbusiness.net. Author John LyonStrategic Communications Manager501-526-2244jlyon@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson discusses COVID-19 modeling with Talk Business & Politics. See also our recent blog post on COVID-19 modeling. See more about the pandemic on our COVID-19 in Arkansas page. Recent COVID-19 blog posts ACHI President  … Read more
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Defining COVID-19 Terms: Asymptomatic Transmission

Author Elizabeth (Izzy) Montgomery, MPAPolicy Analyst501-526-2244efmontgomery@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* In this installment in our series explaining key terms and phrases used by public health officials in discussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, we look at the term “asymptomatic transmission.” There has been substantial talk among public health officials and researchers regarding asymptomatic  … Read more
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Mathematical Models Offer Projections of COVID-19 Spread, Deaths

Author Pader Moua, MPHPolicy Analyst501-526-2244PMoua@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* Researchers are using mathematical modeling to make projections about the spread of COVID-19 and the deaths it will cause, with the goal of informing public health policies and measures in response to the current pandemic. Various models have emerged since the start of  … Read more
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ACHI Health Policy Director Discusses Potential Effect of COVID-19 on Health Insurance Coverage in Arkansas

Read the full story on talkbusiness.net. Author John LyonStrategic Communications Manager501-526-2244jlyon@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* ACHI Health Policy Director talks to Talk Business & Politics about the potential effect of COVID-19 on health insurance coverage in Arkansas. See also our recent blog post on this topic. See more information about the pandemic on our COVID-19  … Read more
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State, Local Public Health Funding Declined Before Pandemic

Author Elizabeth (Izzy) Montgomery, MPAPolicy Analyst501-526-2244efmontgomery@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* A newly enhanced data tool shows that public health funding commitments from state and local governments have declined in recent years, a trend that is especially concerning in light of the current COVID-19 public health emergency. The State Health Access Data Assistance  … Read more
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Defining COVID-19 Terms: Doubling Rate

Author Elizabeth (Izzy) Montgomery, MPAPolicy Analyst501-526-2244efmontgomery@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* In this installment in our series explaining key terms and phrases used by public health officials in discussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, we look at the term “doubling rate.” In a recent blog post, we discussed the term reproduction number, defined as the  … Read more
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The Effect of COVID-19 on Health Insurance Coverage in Arkansas

Author Jennifer Wessel, JD, MPH Senior Policy Analyst and Data Privacy Officer 501-526-2244 JBWessel@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* Millions of Americans have become unemployed due to the economic impact of COVID-19. In Arkansas, surging unemployment likely will result in significant changes to the state’s current patchwork quilt of health insurance coverage. Arkansas’s  … Read more
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Defining COVID-19 Terms: Reproduction Number (R0)

Author Elizabeth (Izzy) Montgomery, MPA Policy Analyst 501-526-2244 efmontgomery@achi.net Subscribe for Updates Name First Last Email* In this installment in our series explaining key terms and phrases used by public health officials in discussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, we look at the term “reproduction number.” In recent days, the growth in COVID-19 cases in Arkansas  … Read more
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