Pharmacy Times July 3, 2024
Pharmacists can play a critical role in addressing food insecurity in their communities, with a variety of tools at their disposal.
Health equity is described as the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health, well-being, and quality of life. Despite pharmacological advances, patients continue to face poor health outcomes related to chronic health conditions because of wide disparities in conditions. These social determinants of health (SDOH) include key determinants such as housing, nutrition, transportation, social/economic mobility, and education.
County Health Rankings (CHR) data from across the US shows that socioeconomic drivers account for nearly half (47%) of health outcomes, with the remaining factors related to behaviors (34%), clinical care...
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