Dr. Alamian Interviewed for Article on Childrens Health Care

Dr. Arsham Alamian, Associate Professor in East Tennessee State University College of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, was interviewed as an expert for the Wallethub article, “2020’s Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care.” 

In this article, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 33 key indicators of cost, quality and access to children’s health care. The data set ranges from share of children aged 0 to 17 in excellent or very good health to pediatricians and family doctors per capita.  In order to determine the best and worst states for children’s health care, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions: 1) Kids’ Health & Access to Health Care, 2) Kids’ Nutrition, Physical Activity & Obesity and 3) Kids’ Oral Health.

The author also sought insight from a panel of researchers that included Dr. Alamian.  He asked about steps that parents, health-care organizations and the government can take to ensure the best health for children in the United States.  Dr. Alamian was asked questions about healthy parenting, medication prescription, health insurance coverage, and indicators of children’s healthcare. 

WalletHub is a personal finance website that was launched in early August 2013. It is based in Washington, D.C.  As part of its consumer education tools, it analyzes various data sets to provide information on the financial aspects of current events and issues.