What Do We Know About the Drivers of Health and Equity? A Narrative Review of Graphic Representations.

Frameworks can be influential tools for advancing health and equity, guiding population health researchers and practitioners. We reviewed frameworks with graphic representations that address the drivers of both health and equity. Our purpose was to summarize and discuss graphic representations of population health and equity and their implications for research and practice.

Implications of Transcatheter Heart Valve Selection on Early and Late Pacemaker Rate and on Length of Stay.

Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) can cause injury to the atrioventricular conduction system. We evaluated the effect of transcatheter heart valve (THV) type on the rate of new pacemaker implantation and length of hospital stay.

Methods: Patients across all hospitals performing transfemoral TAVR in the province of British Columbia between 2012 and 2016 participated in a mandated registry with linkages to provincial health databases.

Improving access to school based education for South African children in rural areas who have a tracheostomy: A case series and recommendations.

Objectives: Currently few children with tracheostomies attend rural mainstreams schools in South Africa limiting their ability to gain an education. We sought to document the current school experience for the few children attending school who have tracheostomies and devise educational tools for teachers and administrators that will facilitate greater acceptance and safety in classrooms for this population.

Methods: The four patients that are currently attending school with a tracheostomy were identified from the patient records of a tertiary hospital with a pediatric tracheostomy home based care service.

Assessment of Factors Contributing to Health Outcomes in the Eight States of the Mississippi Delta Region.

Introduction: The objective of this observational study was to examine the key contributors to health outcomes and to better understand the health disparities between Delta and non-Delta counties in 8 states in the Mississippi River Delta Region. We hypothesized that a unique set of contributors to health outcomes in the Delta counties could explain the disparities between Delta and non-Delta counties.

Methods: Data were from the 2014 County Health Rankings for counties in 8 states (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee).

A Novel Approach for Measuring and Communicating State Health Trends Over Time.

Objective: To develop a method to assess long-term and recent progress for leading health indicators in Wisconsin.

Methods: Data from state and national sources were compiled. Baseline (10-year) trends for 20 health indicators were measured and compared to the Healthy People 2020 improvement standard of 1% per year.