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Community Social Determinants and Health Outcomes Drive Availability of Patient-Centered Medical Homes

Description
Examines the geographic distribution of patient-centered medical homes and whether they appear in communities with greater disease burdens and social vulnerability. Analyzes spatial clusters of mental and physical health surveys, health behaviors, and premature mortality and compares these metrics with medical home saturation and sociodemographic characteristics, including rurality.
Author(s)
Nathaniel Bell, Rebecca Wilkerson, Kathy Mayfield-Smith, Ana Lopez-De Fede
Citation
Health & Place, 67, 102439
Date
01/2021
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · Health disparities · Medical homes · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data