Commonwealth Fund January 16, 2019
Damon Francis, M.D.

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Widespread inequity in access to essential resources underlies epidemics of opiate use, chronic disease, and mental illness in the U.S.

The Essential Needs Roadmap serves as a gateway to a curated library of tools, best practices, implementation guidance, and more on integrating social services into health care delivery

Today, health care providers and system leaders understand that the health of our patients is driven in large part by the conditions in which they are born, grow, live, work, and age — what we call the social determinants of health. A growing body of research shows that integrating social services into health care delivery can improve health and reduce spending.

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