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Actively Addressing Social Determinants of Health will Help Us Achieve Health Equity
A new blog post by Cara V. James, PhD, Director CMS Office of Minority Health, discusses CMS’ work on addressing social determinants of health, a key step towards achieving health equity. Dr. James’ post includes links for information about ICD-10 codes on socioeconomic and/or psychosocial needs; the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Health-Related Social Needs Screening Too; the PRAPARE tool (Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients' Assets, Risks, and Experiences) and the Health Leads Screening Toolkit.
Community benefit and healthy food: A national assessment
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Health Care Without Harm, 2018
American Hospital Association
Transportation and the Role of Hospitals
, Nov.2017
Housing and the Role of Hospitals
, Aug. 2017
Food Insecurity and the Role of Hospitals
, June 2017
Leveraging Medicaid to Address Social Determinants and Improve Child and Population Health
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Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Center for Children and Families, Feb. 2018
Contaminated Childhood: The Chronic Lead Poisoning Of Low-Income Children And Communities Of Color In The United States
,
Health Affairs
Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity
,
Kaiser Family Foundation
Center on Society and Health
,
Virginia Commonwealth University
Community Benefit Programming to Improve Healthy Food Access and Reduce Risk of Diet-Related Disease
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Health Care Without Harm, 2017
Emerging Strategies for Integrating Health and Housing
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Urban Institute, July 2017
Health Impact Assessment and Housing
,
Health Impact Project
, the
National Center for Healthy Housing
and the
National Housing Conference
The Nation's Health series: Social determinants of health
,
American Public Health Association
Research Brief: Teaching Hospitals' Commitment to Addressing the Social Determinants of Health
, May 2017
The Role of Hospitals in Improving Non-Medical Determinants of Community Population Health
,
New York State Health Foundation.
Addressing the Social Determinants of Health
, Current Projects,
Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation, Harvard Law School