social determinants of health (SDOH)
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Covid-19
Beating the Pavement to Vaccinate the Underrepresented — And Protect EveryoneThe rollout of vaccinations in California, as in many states, has been slow and chaotic. More than 5 million of...
Strategy
New ProMedica Exec: SDOH Strategies 'Critical' for Industry SuccessRachel Krausman shared how she will lead the National Social Determinants of Health Institute and the ProMedica Impact Fund, as...
Innovation
Hospitals Want a Slice of Biden's $2T Infrastructure PlanAHA President and CEO Rick J. Pollack tells President Biden that the COVID-19 pandemic has crippled the nation's hospitals.
Strategy
BCBS MN CEO Craig Samitt to RetireBlue Cross Board Trustee Kathleen Blatz will serve as interim CEO starting on April 1.
Strategy
BCBS MN CEO: Addressing Racism as a Healthcare OrganizationCraig Samitt, MD, MBA outlines the anti-racism efforts BCBS MN has instituted and how other companies, even those outside the...
Clinical Care
Providers, Payers, Not Totally Confident in Their Demographic DataOnly 37% of payers and 58% of healthcare providers are very confident that their member/patient demographic information is correct.
Covid-19
Stop Blaming Tuskegee, Critics Say. It's Not an 'Excuse' for Current Medical Racism.While Black people are twice as "wary" of participating in research, compared with white people, they are equally willing to...
Covid-19
Need Amid Plenty: Richest US Counties Are Overwhelmed by Surge in Child HungerThe financial fallout of covid-19 has pushed child hunger to record levels.
Strategy
RWJBarnabas Health Exec: How We End Racism TogetherDeAnna Minus-Vincent, MPA, chief social integration and health equity strategist at RWJBarnabas Health, details how the New Jersey-based health system...
Clinical Care
Policy Brief Series Takes Aim at Social Determinants of HealthThree new policy briefs from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provide evidence-based recommendations to alleviate people's immediate needs in the...
Covid-19
High Obesity Rates in Southern States Magnify COVID ThreatObesity and weight-related illnesses have been deadly liabilities in the COVID era.
Covid-19
Without a Pandemic Safety Net, Immigrants Living in US Illegally Fall Through the CracksNearly 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission are particularly vulnerable to the economic fallout wrought...