As autumn turns into winter, the world is recognizing that the COVID-19 pandemic is truly a healthcare marathon. The time is now for health plans and healthcare organizations to accelerate their population health capabilities. Here are five actions to consider as you engage in year-end planning:
- Prepare consumers for cold and flu season. According to the CDC, it’s possible to contract the flu and COVID-19 at the same time. To minimize the likelihood of this situation, it will be more important than ever for people to get a flu vaccine this year. Since the flu peaks in different regions at different times, there’s no ideal time to get a flu shot. Experts recommend, however, that most people get vaccinated in early fall.
It’s definitely not too early to begin immunization education and preventive care campaigns for health plan members. Providers may want to organize flu shot clinics at convenient times
Every a part of the physique ages, and the penis will not be exempt. Happily, the scientists had been in a position to convince the world neighborhood to act shortly to limit the production of ozone depleting substances comparable to CFCs and halons and the issue of ozone depletion today appears to be on the path to successful resolution, although as a result of lengthy lifetime of ozone depleting compounds the Antarctic ozone “gap” will not be expected to get well completely until 2050 and the general ranges of ozone in the atmosphere will get well to pre-1980 levels only about 2060-2075.