May 03, 2021 2:00 PM
Providing veterans with temporary financial assistance helps them get into stable housing and also reduces their health care costs, according to a nationwide study led by University of Utah Health researchers. Photo credit: Getty Images
Ensuring that veterans have stable housing not only reduces homelessness but also slashes the cost of providing them with publicly funded health care, according to a national study led by University of Utah Health scientists. The researchers found that veterans who received temporary financial assistance (TFA) from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to acquire or retain housing had fewer hospital visits and an average reduction in health care costs of $2,800 over a two-year period than veterans who did not receive this benefit.
Feb 22, 2021 4:15 PM
Four University of Utah Health projects have received grants designed to activate novel research in the areas of diabetes, obesity, and metabolism. The grants awarded by Driving Out Diabetes, a Larry H. Miller Family Wellness Initiative, and the Diabetes and Metabolism Research Center will support investigators in various colleges and departments across U of U Health, including internal medicine, psychology, pathology, and nutrition and integrative physiology.
“We have remarkable scientists at U of U Health who are tackling important issues in diabetes and metabolism,” says Scott Summers, Ph.D
., chair of the Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology and co-director for the Diabetes and Metabolism Research Center. “The 2021 funded projects demonstrate exceptional research rigor while addressing important clinical needs.”