Recent News and Events
January 11, 2023
In the US, residents report broad access to firearms. Over half of firearm deaths in 2020 were by suicide. Most people who attempt suicide with firearms do not survive. While routine suicide prevention practices are becoming more common during health care visits, like screening for depression and suicidal thoughts, questions about firearm access remain uncommon.
December 1, 2022
The American Evaluation Association's annual conference in New Orleans featured 3 presentations from the Center for Community Health and Evaluation (CCHE) at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute ().
November 28, 2022
Both patients and clinicians said in interviews that a standardized question about access to firearms during a health screening was valuable, according to a new study.
November 16, 2022
Once considered an industry niche, telehealth entered the mainstream during the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 26, 2022
With the AEA conference just around the corner, CCHE proudly announces that we will be presenting three sessions: Achieving equity through technology, Incorporating equity into evaluation and Combining trauma-informed care and evaluation.
June 22, 2022
After the onset of the pandemic, the need for social distancing prompted an expansion of telehealth capacities on a massive scale—completely transforming how health care was delivered.
April 26, 2022
According the CDC, approximately 61% of adults have reported experiencing at least one type of adverse childhood experience (ACE) during their childhood, and nearly 1 in 6 reported experience with four or more.