To prevent diabetes and increase equitable access to health care screenings, Touro University California has created implemented a community outreach program called the Mobile Diabetes Education Center (MOBEC). This is joint effort that also involves Sutter Health, Department of Public Kaiser Permanente, Solano County community-based organizations, focusing on advancing equity in County’s at-ri...

this study examined hearing loss prevalence and hearing aid usage rates among korean elders by comparing the differences between those with and without hearing loss, and between those who used and did not use hearing aids.this study was based on data collected during the korean national health and nutrition examination survey v (2010-2012). the study sample consisted of 5,447 koreans aged ≥60 y...

This paper investigates the consequences of removing barriers to information by studying screenings that enable medical treatment of asymptomatic health conditions. We consider two unintended consequences of reducing out-of-pocket costs of screening, as is done in the Affordable Care Act. First, lower-cost screenings attract patients with lower demand for information, who may also have lower de...

We examine the effects of state health insurance mandates requiring coverage of screening mammograms. We find evidence that mammography mandates significantly increased mammography screenings by 4.5-25 percent. Effects are larger for women with less than a high school degree in states that ban deductibles, a policy similar to a provision of federal health reform that eliminates cost-sharing for...

hearing loss can affect physical, mental and social health of deaf adults and lead cause depression, anxiety, isolation, suspicion and stress. this study was aimed to compare mental health in the hearing-impaired elderly with hearing aid and hearing-impaired elderly without hearing aids referring to ahvaz imam khomeini hospital. in this cross- sectional study, the participants included 72 heari...

introduction: neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is one of the most important factors affecting the auditory system and can cause sensorineural hearing loss. this study investigated the relationship between behavioral hearing thresholds in children with a history of jaundice and the maximum level of bilirubin concentration in the blood.   materials and methods: this study was performed on 18 children ...