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A Holistic Approach: Making Social Determinants a True Vital Sign
Recently, TEDMED hosted a Google Hangout to examine the impact of poverty on health—specifically how health professionals can incorporate social determinants of health into everyday clinical encounters. To explore this issue, Philadelphia NPR Senior Health Reporter Taunya English moderated a diverse panel of experts including Dr. Yolande Pengetnze of the Parkland Center for...
A Rankings Founder Urges Senate to Focus on Socio-Economic Factors of Health
With the County Health Rankings, you can see just how much effect socio-economic factors such as income or where you live have on your health. Today, members of a US Senate subcommittee are hearing that message from one of the founders of the Rankings, who was part of a recent article that dives deeper into the socio-economic factors of health for women.
Dr. David...
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Access to Care Measurement Strategies
According to the CDC, access to care includes four characteristics: Coverage – Not having health insurance makes it difficult for people to get the...
Actionable Strategies for Communities to Build Health: The RWJF Prize Reports
We sat down with RWJF Culture of Health Prize Director Carrie Carroll and Translational Researcher Olivia Little to learn more about how the suite of RWJF Culture of Health Prize reports can be helpful to communities.