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“The trauma this pandemic has caused is incalculable and cannot be ignored, and it’s especially critical that those who struggle with mental health and substance
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Pediatricians and public health experts predict a potentially dramatic increase in childhood obesity this year as months of pandemic eating, closed schools, stalled sports and public space restrictions extend indefinitely.
About one in seven children have met the criteria for childhood obesity since 2016, when the federal National Survey of Children’s Health changed its methodology, a report out Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found.
While the percentage of children considered obese declined slightly in the last 10 years, it is expected to jump in 2020.
“We were making slow and steady progress until this,” said Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, a Northwestern University economist and professor. “It’s likely we will have wiped out a lot of the progress that we’ve made over the last decade in childhood obesity.”
The trend, already seen in pediatric offices, is especially concerning as
What The Article Says: This devastating pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of daily life. While nations struggle to manage the initial waves of the death and disruption associated with the pandemic, accumulating evidence indicates another “second wave” is building: rising rates of mental health and substance use disorders.
Authors: Charles R. Marmar, M.D., of the NYU Langone Medical Center in New York, is the corresponding author.
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Oct. 7 (UPI) — One in four police officers in a major U.S. city screened for depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal ideation have symptoms of these mental health conditions, according to a survey published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open.
However, less than 20% of the affected officers said that they sought treatment for mental disorders in the past year, while 12% had a lifetime mental health diagnosis, the data showed.
The findings are based on a survey of working police officers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area conducted in January and February, the researchers said.
“There is a pressing need to systematically identify mental illness, an important occupational concern, and refer law enforcement officers to the appropriate healthcare services through broader screening policies,” study co-author Alaina M. Beauchamp told UPI.
“In addition to the lack of awareness of mental illness symptoms among law enforcement, substantial barriers to care [exist],”
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“The trauma this pandemic has caused is incalculable and cannot be ignored, and it’s especially critical that those who struggle with mental health and substance
Fri, Oct 2nd 2020 11:25 am
Parity compliance program regulations said to strengthen insurers’ obligation under state & federal law
Insurers required to establish parity compliance programs that meet minimum standards, identify & remediate improper practices
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced final regulations requiring insurers to put into place policies and procedures that will ensure they are providing comparable coverage for mental health and substance use disorders. The parity compliance program regulations were proposed by the New York State Department of Financial Services and Department of Health and were adopted following a 60-day period for public comments. A press release said, “The regulations will strengthen insurers’ obligation under both state and federal law to provide comparable coverage for benefits to treat mental health and substance use disorders.” The final regulations will go into effect Dec. 29.
“The trauma this pandemic has caused is incalculable and cannot be ignored, and
Sept. 30 (UPI) — Alaska, Hawaii, Louisiana and Missouri are among the states with the highest prevalence of hypertensive pregnancy disorders, according to an analysis published Thursday by JAMA Network Open.
Just over 9% of all mothers in Louisiana developed chronic hypertension after giving birth in 2017, the highest percentage of any of the 50 states, the data showed.
Nearly 3% of women who gave birth in Hawaii that same year suffered from eclampsia — seizures during pregnancy caused by high blood pressure.
Alaska, Louisiana and Missouri also were among the leaders in the prevalence of chronic high blood pressure among pregnant women, according to the researchers.
“We believe it’s good for the public to see the prevalence of these disorders, by state, so that they can have a full understanding of their risk,” study co-author Dr. Alexander Butwick told UPI.
“Now, future studies need to look at why the
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