Dayton-based Premier Health is launching a community paramedicine program with the Dayton Fire Department to provide in-home care to select patients, Dayton Daily News reports.

Although hospitals don't actively collect information on social determinants of health, there has been a shift in providers investing in population health management strategies, the Harvard Business Review reports.

Drug abuse is most pronounced in the District of Columbia, according to an analysis by personal finance website WalletHub.  

On March 4, Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee, MD, assumed her new role as St. Louis-based Ascension's first chief community impact officer. The newly created role focuses on improving coordination and collaboration between healthcare organizations and community partners to improve the overall health and well-being of people who live within Ascension's markets.

The Healthy Nevada Project — a population health study that combines genetic, clinical, environmental and social data — is offering free genetic testing to 25,000 residents of Las Vegas.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente revealed May 6 that it is launching a health network to address people's social needs such as food, housing and transportation.

Since 2011, children younger than 19 years have been increasingly attempting suicide by poisoning themselves, according to a study published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

The March 2017 release of Netflix's "13 Reasons Why," a show that examines the story of a teenage girl who commits suicide, was associated with a 28 percent increase in suicide rates among U.S. residents ages 10 to 17 one month after its release, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Researchers at West Virginia University found confusion over laws governing drug paraphernalia is one of the biggest barriers to safely disposing of used needles and obtaining clean ones.

Housing finance firm Fannie Mae is positioning itself as a partner in tackling social determinants of health, like housing, through its "Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge."

Most hospitals are using analytics in clinical areas, but many organizations still are not prioritizing using analytics for purely clinical projects, according to a recent survey conducted by HIMSS Analytics and sponsored by health IT company Dimensional Insight.

Ride-share company Lyft is expanding a grocery program it piloted in Washington, D.C., to 15 additional cities to help improve accessibility to grocery stores that sell healthy foods. 

Of the top 10 health conditions among millennials, six are fall into the behavioral health category, according to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Index.

Mississippi is the worst state in the U.S. for children's healthcare, according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website.

A pediatrician based in Austin, Texas, is helping patients and families file their taxes to promote better health, the Texas Standard reports.

The key to diagnosing the nation’s top cause of preventable blindness can now be found in the primary care physician’s office.

The FDA is investigating reports that some e-cigarette users, mostly youth or young adults, have experienced seizures.

Louisiana is the most-stressed state in the U.S., according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website.  

As global warming progresses, up to 1 billion people could be exposed to disease-carrying mosquitoes for the first time, increasing the risk of developing deadly diseases, according to a study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

Becker's Hospital Review recently caught up with Mike Pederson, head of electrophysiology and heart failure business at Abbott. Mr. Pederson offered insight into the role industry partners can play in helping hospital and health system executives deliver improved patient outcomes while also achieving growth goals in an increasingly competitive and challenging environment.