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About Rebecca Cooper
Rebecca Cooper joined NASHP in July 2019 and works on a variety of projects focusing on population health and state strategies to leverage access to care and preventive services. Prior to joining NASHP, she worked at the Healthcare Value Hub on strategies to increase high-value care, decrease low-value care, and focus more attention on the social determinants of health. She also volunteered with Avodah through Americorps, working to increase and improve affordable housing for adults in mental health recovery. She has a BA in global health and the environment from Washington University in St. Louis and an MPH with a concentration in health policy and management from George Washington University.
Entries by Rebecca Cooper
States Take the Lead to Address Climate Change
December 2, 2019 in Policy Blogs, Featured News Home Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Community Benefit, Health Equity, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health /by Rebecca CooperScientists agree that climate change poses a great threat to the environment, impacting people’s health directly and indirectly, and many states are rapidly taking steps to reduce carbon emissions. From seasonal allergies to heart and lung disease, the changing climate poses serious consequences for vulnerable populations, specifically children, pregnant women, and the elderly. At the […]
Expanding the Oral Health Workforce to Promote Overall Health: Minnesota Deploys Community Health Workers and Dental Therapists to Advance Equity
November 25, 2019 in Policy Minnesota Reports Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Community Health Workers, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Oral Health, Population Health, Workforce Capacity /by Carrie Hanlon and Rebecca CooperState Medicaid Levers to Promote Immunization: California’s Experience
September 9, 2019 in Policy California Reports CHIP, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Cost, Payment, and Delivery Reform, Eligibility and Enrollment, Eligibility and Enrollment, EPSDT, Essential Health Benefits, Health Coverage and Access, Health Equity, Health IT/Data, Health System Costs, Healthy Child Development, Immunization, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Population Health, Primary Care/Patient-Centered/Health Home, Quality and Measurement /by Rebecca CooperVaccines are a powerful and cost-effective tool to prevent diseases and save lives. Once common, deadly diseases such as polio, measles, and mumps are preventable and smallpox no longer exists outside of a laboratory. According to research estimates, of 4.3 million infants born in the United States in 2009, vaccines will prevent 40,000 deaths and […]
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For individuals living with complex, often chronic conditions, and their families, palliative care can provide relief from symptoms, improve satisfaction and outcomes, and help address critical mental and spiritual needs during difficult times. Now more than ever, there is growing recognition of the importance of palliative care services for individuals with serious illness, such as advance care planning, pain and symptom management, care coordination, and team-based, multi-disciplinary support. These services can help patients and families cope with the symptoms and stressors of disease, better anticipate and avoid crises, and reduce unnecessary and/or unwanted care. While this model is grounded in evidence that demonstrates improved quality of life, better outcomes, and reduced cost for patients, only a fraction of individuals who could benefit from palliative care receive it. 
