MedCity News September 8, 2024
As poverty, food insecurity, inadequate housing, and complex comorbidities persist, it is essential that rural healthcare leaders have tools and systems in place to address the health of their neighbors.
Social determinants of health (SDOH) have more influence on health than either genetic factors or access to healthcare services, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As a registered nurse with two decades in the field, I’ve seen the impact social factors have on a patient’s health. I’ve grown up and worked in rural America most of my life and have seen the faces of these statistics first-hand.
The CDC states poverty, which affects one in 10 Americans, is strongly correlated with worse health outcomes and...
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