Recent News
Recent News
Prescribing Tomatoes and Carrots could help some Americans eat better
9/17/21
Politico features the work that THI and many of our friends and partners are doing to help enable the health system to more effectively integrate healthy food as a recognized part of medicine.
“What We need to be Healthy - And How to talk about it” By John Lumpkin, Rocco Perla, Rebecca Onie, and Robert Seligson
5/3/21
THI, in partnership with John Lumpkin from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and Robert Seligson of the North Carolina Medical Society, writes about our shared learnings about the drivers of health and the best ways to discuss them with patients and community stakeholders.
“to reach our covid-19 vaccine goals, don’t let a dose go to waste” By Rocco Perla
1/27/21
Rocco Perla proposes a collaborative, data-driven approach to help improve equity and speed of Covid-19 vaccine distribution.
“Investing in Health: A Federal Action Plan”
January 2021
THI and Manatt, with the support of The Commonwealth Fund and Blue Shield of California Foundation, provide a detailed set of actions federal policymakers can take to reshape our healthcare system to buy health.
“COVId-19 Deaths have taken a turn for the worse” By Rocco Perla
11/10/20
Rocco Perla uses statistical modeling to rapidly note a new stage of the Covid-19 crisis.
“AMERICANS AGREE ON ONE THING: ITS TIME TO INVEST IN HEALTH, NOT JUST HEALTH CARE” BY REBECCA ONIE & ROCCO PERLA
8/14/20
Rebecca Onie and Rocco Perla detail why investing in health in addition to healthcare will be particularly crucial in the aftermath of Covid-19.
“Governors: Read this before reopening your state” By Rocco Perla
5/14/2020
Rocco Perla highlights a statistical modeling tool to guide states as they grapple with reopening after the COVID-19 crisis.
“Underneath the Opioid Crisis” by Rocco Perla & Rebecca Onie
1/28/2019
In this commentary, included in US News’ analysis of America’s opioid crisis, we argue that it’s time to change how we approach the problems facing America.
Healthiest Communities interview by steve sternberg
10/15/2018
An interview on our new initiative and what people across the country agree on when it comes to health.
“divided on healthcare, united on health” by rebecca onie
7/30/2018
In her latest TED Talk, Rebecca asks: “What if we're not divided? What if we're asking the wrong questions?”
“treating the entire patient” by karen weintraub
5/24/2018
A profile on our pursuit of a “broader notion of health that includes the essentials: healthy food, decent housing, a solid job.”
“government as innovation catalyst” co-authored by rocco perla
2/1/2018
A perspective on how the government-market relationship can best accelerate innovation and learning
“integrating social needs into health care” co-authored by Rebecca Onie and Rocco Perla
2/1/2018
Lessons and recommendations from twenty years in the field integrating social needs into clinical care
“why don’t we deliver the health we should?” by Rebecca onie
1/25/2018
A case for building a more just and rational health care system that builds on learnings from past movements
“Population Health: The Ghost aim” coauthored by rocco perla and rebecca onie
12/14/2016
“If population health is to be more than a Ghost Aim, it has to be part of the definition and system of care,” we argue, “with clear definitions of success.”