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Overcoming Employment Barriers for Lasting Social Impact: Freedom House 2.0 and Pathways to Work
To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our second episode, in which we learn all about Freedom House 2.0 and the Pathways to Work program.
To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan.
Welcome to our second episode, in which we learn all about Freedom House 2.0 and the Pathways to Work Program from its very own Dan LaVallee, senior director, Social Impact, UPMC Health Plan, and Markisha Jones, a Pathways to Work/Freedom House 2.0 graduate. These programs provide holistic support via social, emotional, and financial initiatives that enable program participants to overcome barriers to employment and find jobs within their communities. At their core, they carry on the legacy of the original Freedom House program, which was formed to bring urgently needed emergency medical services to a racially divided Pittsburgh in the 1960s, and of Dr Peter Safar, known as the “father of CPR,” who spearheaded the program’s EMS training and provided invaluable guidance with the program’s founding.
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Awareness of “Food Is Medicine” Programs Is Low, But Interest Is High
August 28th 2025Targeted “Food is Medicine” interventions can help individuals with diet-sensitive chronic conditions improve their health, but nationally representative survey and qualitative interviews showed low awareness despite high interest among respondents.
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Infertility Coverage Boosts ART Use and Pregnancy Success: Richard A. Brook, MS, MBA
August 26th 2025In this episode, Richard A. Brook, MS, MBA, discusses his study showing that infertility treatment coverage increases assisted reproductive technology (ART) use and improves pregnancy outcomes.
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The Breakdown: Breast Cancer Research Awareness Day
August 19th 2025Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in the US. In light of Breast Cancer Research Awareness Day, The American Journal of Managed Care® breaks down the most recent advancements in breast cancer prevention, screening, and therapies.
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Interhospital Transfers Occur Less Frequently for Uninsured Patients
August 27th 2025Patients with acute respiratory failure who’ve been placed on a mechanical ventilator are less likely to be transferred to high-volume centers if they are uninsured, thus increasing their odds of mortality.
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Affirmative Action Repeal Decreases Minority Acceptance and Matriculation in Medical Schools
August 27th 2025Medical school application and matriculation rates decreased for underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities in medicine after the 2023 Supreme Court affirmative action repeal.
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