by Chelsea Sparks | May 24, 2023 | Data, Policy, Topics of Interest
Often, I have heard that you learn more by way of experience than from school. I found this to be true as during the past year and a half that I have worked with the Bowen Center. I have learned valuable information that has made me a well-rounded public health...
by Reno Jamison | May 4, 2023 | Policy, Topics of Interest
What is the B4? The Bowen Center is committed to providing relevant and timely data to inform health workforce policy. A few years ago, we realized the best way to fulfill that commitment was to keep close tabs on the topics of interest by Indiana stakeholders. One...
by Mykayla Tobin | Apr 6, 2023 | Data, Policy, Topics of Interest
Black maternal health has been a professional passion of mine since completing an internship focused on data informed policy solutions to Black maternal health issues while in graduate school. As a Black woman, it has also been a personal passion. When I became a...
by Courtney Randolph | Mar 18, 2020 | Policy, Topics of Interest
Public Health and Health Care The public health and health care sectors are generally seen as “related but separate.” Public health emergencies, such as COVID-19, demonstrate how critical it is for public health and health care initiatives to be aligned and seen as...
by Hannah Maxey | Dec 18, 2019 | Other, Topics of Interest
I don’t know about you but when I hear or see the phrase “20/20 Vision,” I immediately think about eye exams. In that context the phrase is used to describe visual acuity (the clarity or sharpness of vision) at a distance of 20 feet. But VISION can be deeper than a...
by Devan Gannon | Oct 2, 2019 | Data, Topics of Interest
Why is it needed? Over the last several decades, information has been collected from health professionals during their online license renewal. In 2018, Senate Enrolled Act 223 identified this information (including educational and practice characteristics) as being...
