The United States spends more money on healthcare than other developed countries, yet experiences significantly worse health outcomes. But, understanding healthcare spending alone is not enough. While...
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Population and individual health are significantly influenced by social determinants that range from individuals’ knowledge and behaviors to community-level characteristics, resources, and conditions...
The prolonged activation of stress response systems among children responding to adversity such as homelessness, hunger, or neglect, is a predictor of poor health and continued poverty among low...
Homeless individuals experience a higher risk for mortality, chronic illness and mental health disorders, and are often high utilizers of healthcare. Since 2012, the Housing for Health (HFH)...
Dr. Mays will participate in a virtual meeting of the Montefiore Medical Center's Clinical and Translational Science Association's Collaborative Engagement Partners for the Advancement of Community...
Dr. Hoover will chair a session on Addressing Implementation Context to Improve Outcomes for Vulnerable Populations at the upcoming Dissemination and Implementation Conference in Arlington, Va...
Individuals under the U.S. probation system have higher incidences of health conditions including substance abuse and mental illness and are less likely to access health care and other social services...
Systems for Action leaders and grantees will present their latest findings at the 2017 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Ga.
Sunday, November 5, 2017
1:30 to 2:30...
Systems for Action leaders and grantees will present their latest findings at the 2017 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Ga.
Sunday, November 5, 2017
1:30 to 2:30...
Elder abuse and neglect (EA/N) is a public health and safety epidemic with impacts in emergency department utilization, nursing home placement, mortality, and financial losses. Vulnerability has been...