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Rural Healthcare Needs: Meeting the Needs of SDOH Challenges

BY AVERA WHITE, MSN, RN, CCM
Imagine growing up in a rural area where neighbors know each other and their children. Within a ten-mile radius, you find neighbors who are a close-knit community. Farmers share extra crops, while most neighbors have gardens and share their excess harvests, baked and canned goods and crafts with each other. There is no shortage of fresh foods.

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CalAIM — A Lesson in Transition

BY SUSANE HAO, RN, MSN, CLCP, AND THERESA HERNANDEZ, CCM
Healthcare providers and case managers encounter patients who experience a combination of barriers related to social determinants of health (SDoH) that make it difficult for patients to manage their chronic medical conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure (CHF), diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and depression.

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Social Determinants of Mental Health in our Military

BY ELAINE BRUNER, MSN, CMGT-BC (The opinions and content expressed here are the author’s and do not represent those of the United States government, the Department of Defense, or the United States Navy.) Introduction Active-duty service members (ADSM) face unique issues related to social determinants of mental health (SDoMH). Military…

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Integrating Physical and Mental Social Determinants of Health

BY REBECCA PEREZ, MSN, RN, CCM Behavioral healthcare in the United States falls perilously short of being a functional, effective system. Mental health and substance use disorders (MH/SUD) are universally categorized as behavioral health disorders, and this label will be used throughout this article (Knutson, 2021). Currently, available services are underfunded,…

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