Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back

Is the healthcare industry taking two steps forward and two steps back? This week’s PopHealth Pulse explores that tension—from a proactive "Prevention Pivot" recommending statin screenings at age 30 and a breakthrough in maternal OUD treatment, to a sobering "WALL-E" style reality check on record-breaking teen obesity rates. We also look at the fragile plateau of the South Carolina measles outbreak and what it reveals about our public health infrastructure. If you are tracking Population Health these four stories define the current landscape of prevention and community wellness.