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121. Use of Clinical Preventive Services in the United States | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/us-clinical-preventive-services.html
     May 01, 2019 - Text Description:  Many Americans 35 years and older were not getting their recommended clinical preventive

122. Lifestyle Modification | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/lifestyle.html
     June 01, 2018 - Quality and Disparities Report Lifestyle Modification and Health Unhealthy behaviors place many Americans … Importance: The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommend that adults engage in at least … The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommend that children and adolescents engage in … Department of Agriculture created the Dietary Guidelines for Americans to help people understand the … so schools need to provide diverse, nutrient-based foods and drinks. 7 The Dietary Guidelines for Americans

123. Impoving Diagnosis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/improving_diagnosis_flyer.pdf
     April 01, 2019 - ■ Diagnostic errors affect more than 12 million Americans each year and may seriously harm approximately … Defining the Scope of Diagnostic Errors Recognizing that all Americans can be affected by diagnostic

124. Impoving Diagnosis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/Improving_diagnosis_flyer.pdf
     April 01, 2019 - ■ Diagnostic errors affect more than 12 million Americans each year and may seriously harm approximately … Defining the Scope of Diagnostic Errors Recognizing that all Americans can be affected by diagnostic

125. Long COVID is a Case Study of Our Fractured Healthcare System | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/long-covid.html
     March 01, 2023 - According to a December 2022 survey, 14.4 percent of Americans believe they have or experienced Long … I firmly believe that a research-driven agenda committed to equity and restoring Americans’ trust can

126. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF): An Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/uspstf/introduction.html
     November 01, 2023 - national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine that works to improve the health of all Americans

127. Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/communities/pbrn/registry/association-asian-pacific-community-health-organizations.html
     April 23, 2015 - promoting advocacy, collaboration and leadership that improves the health status and access of Asian Americans

128. Racial Disparities in Patient Safety Indicator (PSI) Rates in the Veterans Health Administration (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Shimada_65.pdf
     April 04, 2008 - For example, African Americans had significantly higher odds of decubitus ulcer (OR = 1.35, P < 0.0001 … African Americans had the highest rates of all racial groups for postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma … American Indians had the highest rates for the most PSIs (six PSIs), whereas Asian Americans had the … However, compared to white veterans, African Americans were significantly more likely to have a PSI … but remained for African Americans.

129. TAKEheart: AHRQ’s Initiative to Increase Use of Cardiac Rehabilitation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/takeheart.html
     January 01, 2021 - However, only 20 percent of the nearly one million Americans who experience a qualifying event each year

130. SNAC Member: Jaime Zimmerman, M.P.H., PMP  | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/nac/snac-zimmerman.html
     December 01, 2021 - telehealth, aligning agency efforts in telehealth to improve safety, quality, equity, and access for all Americans

131. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Infant Mortality and Maternity Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part2-mch.html
     May 01, 2018 - -born Puerto Ricans are less favorable than those for Mexican Americans. … Hispanics, including Mexicans, Cubans, and Central and South Americans, have achieved the benchmark.

132. Preventing One Million Heart Attacks and Strokes: Start With the ABCS | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/preventing-heart-attack-stroke-abcs.html
     September 01, 2018 - care practices across the Nation use the latest evidence to improve the heart health of millions of Americans … These priority populations include: Blacks/African Americans with hypertension. 35- to 64-year-olds

133. National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/workingforquality/2016_opm-agencyspecificplan.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - The program ensures Americans accessing coverage through selected Health Insurance Marketplaces may … In 2013, OPM adopted an agency strategic goal entitled “Healthier Americans,” which aligns its Healthcare

134. Clinical Guidelines and Recommendations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/index.html
     May 01, 2021 - national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine that works to improve the health of all Americans

135. Outcomes by HCBS Participant Characteristics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/find5.html
     December 01, 2012 - Rates for a slight majority of outcome indicators are higher for African Americans than for other races … Similarly, in the I/DD subpopulation, differences between African Americans and whites are more pronounced … the overall HCBS indicators exhibit a general pattern of higher rates of adverse outcomes for African Americans … The pattern for African Americans is inconsistent across measures overall, but a higher percentage of … African Americans is associated with higher rates of most outcome measures in the I/DD subpopulation

136. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/meps.ahrq.gov/index.html
     August 01, 2013 - MEPS collects data on the specific health services that Americans use, how frequently they use them,

137. Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/communities/pbrn-registry/association-asian-pacific-community-health-organizations.html
     April 23, 2015 - promoting advocacy, collaboration and leadership that improves the health status and access of Asian Americans

138. Story Guides – Making Comparative Effectiveness Useful for Vulnerable Patients (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/allison.pdf
     December 19, 2014 - patient summaries on diabetes, hypertension, and cholesterol control for Southern inner-city African-Americans

139. Statin Use in U.S. Adults Doubles in 10 Years (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/statin-use.pdf
     June 03, 2015 - Adults Ex pe nd itu re s (b ill io ns o f d ol la rs ) 17.6 23.5 30.6 34.0 38.3 40.8 Americans

140. National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care 2016 Agency-Specific Plans (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/workingforquality/2016_cdc-agencyspecificplan.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - on a “Clinical Quality Measurement (CQM) Dashboard” using national datasets that cover millions of Americans … Despite progress, 40 million Americans still smoke, contributing to heart disease, stroke, cancer, and … Today, 29 million Americans have diabetes, and an additional 86 million have pre-diabetes.