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Almost 800,000 people die each year by suicide. For each completed suicide, there are more than 20 suicide attempts. Aside from the pain and emotional toll of the attempt survivors, suicide has a ripple effect on families, friends, colleagues, communities, and societies (1). The Ruderman Foundation determined that first responders have a suicide rate 20%Continue reading “Week 13: The implications of healthcare financing and strategies for sustaining innovation related to suicide prevention among first responders”

Suicide continues to be a major public health issue and one of the leading causes of death. Technological innovations offer an opportunity to implement useful tools to assess suicide risk, identify high-risk and suicidal behavior, and potentially prevent suicide. In 2015, the White House and the Obama Administration hosted “the Partnerships for Suicide Prevention event,Continue reading “Week 11: The Impacts of Technology Innovations and the Implications for Data and Privacy as Related to Suicide Prevention Among First Responders”

When it comes to advancing any kind of health policy, including suicide prevention policies, private sector has always been one of the major players and key stakeholders. De Wolf & Toebes (2016) state, “Private sector participation in health care is not a new phenomenon. The involvement of private actors in the provision of health care—whetherContinue reading “Week 9: Private Sector Innovation Policy Advancements Related to Suicide Prevention in Arizona’s First Responders”

Health is central to human physical and mental well-being and happiness. Healthy people live longer, and are more productive, which makes population health essential to nations’ economies. Public health makes an important contribution to economic progress. Health status and a country’s ability to provide quality health services for its people are affected by many factors (World HealthContinue reading “Week 7: The influence of public sector institutions and policies on suicide prevention among first responders”

Health policymaking is a complex process. Regardless of the form the policy takes (i.e., laws, rules or regulations, operational decisions, or judicial decisions), and the level (federal, state, or municipal), all policies are made through similar processes. Health policy encompasses various determinants of health that often overlap and must be taken into consideration by everyoneContinue reading “Week 5: Historical and contemporary role of institutions and actors”

Suicide is a public, yet very personal, health problem. It impacts not only those who attempt or commit suicide, but also their surviving friends and family, leaving them heartbroken, with unanswered questions and feelings of devastation and guilt. Aside from the enormous emotional toll, suicide is associated with economic and medical costs for the individualsContinue reading “Week 3: The ethical impact of healthcare policy and the role of ethics in policy decision-making”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”