Resources Search Results for: social determinants of health
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Date: Aug 2017
Explores how FirstHealth of the Carolinas, a private, nonprofit healthcare network based in Pinehurst, North Carolina, reduced emergency department utilization and hospital readmission rates systemwide through the use of transitional care clinics (TCCs) and medical-legal partnerships (MLPs). Highlights how addressing non-medical factors can affect health outcomes.
...health outcomes. --- View more Medical-Legal Partnership Addresses Social Determinants of Health Link View Resource...
Date: Aug 2017
Illustrates how community forums sponsored by the Hawaii Public Health Institute (HPHI) and supported by the Hawaii State Office of Primary Care and Rural Health (HI OPCRH) provide a venue for sharing "stories of health" to improve health and wellness in the state. Describes the THRIVE (Tools for Health Resilience in Vulnerable Environments) method used to develop multi-sector partnerships, particularly the opportunity to collectively focus on health equity, facilitate an understanding of social determinants of health, and establish a foundation for future action.
...Health Resilience in Vulnerable Environments) method used to develop multi-sector partnerships, particularly the opportunity to collectively focus on health equity, facilitate an understanding of social determinants...
Date: Aug 2017
Provides an overview of the role of housing in health, and discusses what hospitals can can do to address housing instability as a social determinant of health. Offers five case studies of innovative hospital and health system programs related to housing, including a rural California program that provides safe transitional housing to chronically homeless patients after discharge from the hospital.
...social determinant of health. Offers five case studies of innovative hospital and health system programs...
Date: Aug 2017
Identifies national trends in diabetes rates and forgone medical care among those with diabetes, along with geographic determinants and other social determinants of health disparities. Assesses rurality as a factor that affects diabetes patients' decision to forgo medical care because of cost.
...Health Research Center Tagged as Diabetes · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health...
Date: Aug 2017
Measures population health in Appalachia and explores disparities within the region and between Appalachia and the country as a whole. Features statistics on mortality, morbidity, behavioral health, child health, community characteristics, lifestyle, healthcare systems, quality of care, and social determinants, with breakdowns between urban and rural areas.
...Health Services Research Tagged as Appalachia · Behavioral health · Children and youth · County-by-county data · Health disparities · Healthcare quality · Mortality · Population health · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants...
Date: Aug 2017
Describes the Measure Applications Partnership's (MAP) recent recommendations and guidance on the use of performance measures to assess and improve healthcare for dually eligible individuals/beneficiaries. Examines current measure gaps, updates to address these gaps, and measures that can help address social risk factors and health disparities. Includes a discussion on categorizing rural location as a social risk factor.
...social risk factor. Date 08/2017 Type Document Organization National Quality Forum Tagged as Evaluation methods and resources · Health disparities · Healthcare quality · Medicaid · Medicare · Social determinants...
Date: Sep 2017
Provides an overview of social determinants of health (SDOH) in rural communities and lists partners, resources, and national-level initiatives related to 4 significant SDOH in rural areas: housing, transportation, education, and food insecurity. Intended to serve as a starting point and guide for rural organizations that wish to address SDOH through multi-sector collaboration.
...Determinants of Health: A Quick Reference Guide for State Offices of Rural Health and State and Territorial Health Officials --- Provides an overview of social...
Date: Sep 2017
Reports on Maine's Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Discusses strategies for workforce recruitment and retention, serving high-need patient populations, addressing critical community needs, and providing services that address the social determinants of health. Provides various examples of programs from across the state.
...Health Access Foundation Tagged as Access · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Oral health · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Social determinants...
Date: Sep 2017
Reviews federal programs that provide funding for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects and describes how infrastructure needs are identified. Also details how federal agencies support states' efforts and the extent to which federal agencies coordinate funding initiatives. Analysis is based on a review of infrastructure projects in 6 states: Alaska, California, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, and Tennessee.
...Infrastructure · Policy · Social determinants of health · Alaska · California · New Mexico · New York · North Dakota · Tennessee...
Date: Oct 2017
Describes 4 research articles and accompanying editorials, examining problems associated with the current state of health among rural populations.
...health among rural populations. Author(s) Paul Campbell Erwin Citation American Journal of Public Health, 107(10), 1533-1534 Date 10/2017 Type Document Tagged as Public health · Social determinants...