Healthy Intersections Podcast: April 2023

By | April 24, 2023

Originally published April 6, 2023; updated April 24, 2023 to add audio links.

Welcome! April 2023 marks a new milestone for the Healthy Intersections Podcast (HIP), sponsored by the American Public Health Association’s Medical Care Section. I’m taking on the role of the main producer of HIP. We’re also moving to a video AND audio format, starting this month!

This month’s HIP features Part 1 of a conversation between me (in my professional role as Senior Health Services Researcher, RTI International, and Director of the RTI Rarity™ project) and my colleague, Dr. Carol Schmitt (Chief Scientist, RTI International).

screenshot from podcast April 2023

Map of Local Social Inequity scores in Illinois, created by the RTI Rarity project

Map of Local Social Inequity scores in Illinois, created by the RTI Rarity project (publicly viewable)

We discuss the interactive map produced by RTI International for Illinois, which is publicly viewable.  Zooming in on several areas, we discuss the local social inequity in life expectancy (LSI-LE) scores and some of the underlying social and behavioral determinants of those scores, including:

  • Poverty
  • Lack of insurance
  • Unemployment
  • Bias, stress, and trauma
  • Smoking
  • Sedentary behaviors

Do you want YOUR state featured on HIP? Let us know in the comments!

Rounding out this month, we also provide a quick summary of The Medical Care Blog posts published in March 2023, and we preview a few notable articles published in Medical Care in April. Finally, if you’re an APHA Medical Care section member, check APHA LEAD for info about the Health Equity First Fridays networking events, starting up again in May.

Click below for the video/audio, and thanks for listening (and watching!).

 

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Lisa M. Lines

Lisa M. Lines

Senior health services researcher at RTI International
Lisa M. Lines, PhD, MPH is a senior health services researcher at RTI International, an independent, non-profit research institute. She is also an Assistant Professor in Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Her research focuses on social drivers of health, quality of care, care experiences, and health outcomes, particularly among people with chronic or serious illnesses. She is co-editor of TheMedicalCareBlog.com and serves on the Medical Care Editorial Board. She served as chair of the APHA Medical Care Section's Health Equity Committee from 2014 to 2023. Views expressed are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of RTI or UMass Chan Medical School.
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About Lisa M. Lines

Lisa M. Lines, PhD, MPH is a senior health services researcher at RTI International, an independent, non-profit research institute. She is also an Assistant Professor in Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Her research focuses on social drivers of health, quality of care, care experiences, and health outcomes, particularly among people with chronic or serious illnesses. She is co-editor of TheMedicalCareBlog.com and serves on the Medical Care Editorial Board. She served as chair of the APHA Medical Care Section's Health Equity Committee from 2014 to 2023. Views expressed are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of RTI or UMass Chan Medical School.