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2022 - 2023

EMS Workforce Shortage in New Hampshire
May 30, 2023
Anne
Guidera
,
Taejun
Seo
,
Zanna
Stutz
,
Nathan
Thompson
 PRS Briefs
New Hampshire is facing a shortage of Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers. This shortage is impacting residents statewide, compromising the system's ability to adequately respond to health care emergencies. Based on stakeholder interviews and a comprehensive literature review, we detail the...
Community Nursing in Vermont
May 24, 2023
Emma
Lynch
,
Elena
Raccuia
,
Wenhan
Sun
 PRS Briefs
Healthcare across the United States is fragmented, expensive, and inefficient; the healthcare delivery system in Vermont is no exception. In fact, due to the state's distinct aging demographic and geographic composition, Vermont experiences unique challenges in access to healthcare and health...

2020 - 2021

Breast Cancer Prevention in Kosovo
Understanding the Capacity Constraints and Identifying Policy Options for Prevention
May 24, 2021
Alexandra
Eyvazzadeh
,
Prathna
Kumar
,
Namrata
Ramakrishna
 PRS Briefs
The National Institute of Public Health of Kosovo reported 4,409 incident cases of cancer in 2018, up from 2,308 in 2012.1 Similarly, the Oncology Clinic of UCCK registered 1,483 cancer in 2018,2 including 340 new cases of breast cancer, up from 1,237 cases two years prior to that. Forty-eight...

2019 - 2020

Public Health Stakeholders in New Hampshire
Mitigating Food Insecurity Among Diabetic Patients in Manchester, New Hampshire
June 21, 2020
Sunny
Drescher
,
Jacob
Zarkower
,
Alice
Zhang
 PRS Briefs
This report reviews the roles of governments, hospitals, financial institutions, and nonprofit organizations in alleviating food insecurity. The purpose of this report is to provide information to help the Population Health team at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and the Foundation for Healthy...