Social Determinants of Health
Social isolation and loneliness are important social determinants of physical and mental health that we, as a society, need to pay attention to and develop ways to mitigate their deleterious effects.
More than 1,000 people gathered May 7 for the AHA Accelerating Health Equity Conference in Kansas City, Mo. During this afternoon’s opening session, Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., CEO and president of Dartmouth Health and 2024 chair of the AHA Board of Trustees, called out the “power of partnership” —…
In today’s episode, I talk with Lynn Todman, vice president of health equity and community partnerships at Corewell Health.
In this conversation, Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., CEO and president of Dartmouth Health and 2024 AHA board chair, talks with Lynn Todman, vice president of health equity and community partnerships at Corewell Health, about how care providers are reaching within their community to reinforce strong…
Food Is Medicine (FIM) programs, which include medically tailored meals, groceries, produce prescriptions, nutrition counseling and more, have gained momentum since the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. Poor nutrition costs the U.S. economy $1.1 trillion and is a leading…
These four webinars explore how hospitals and health systems and community-based organizations are improving the health of individuals with complex medical and social needs.
Women with health-related social needs such as food insecurity, housing instability and lack of transportation were less likely to report receiving a mammogram in the past two years when surveyed in 2022, according to a report released April 9 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Join us for a free webinar that shares how to address patients’ SDOH needs through social care screenings, personalized resources, closed-loop referrals and robust outcomes tracking.
Virtual coaching sessions that HCC enrollees can participate in throughout the year to exchange knowledge and collaborative strategies with peers.
Community health workers have become an essential component of RUSH University Medical Center’s efforts to minimize inequities in health and life expectancy. CHWs provide much-needed resources across the RUSH campus and several Chicago neighborhoods, while also being a driving force for…