health disparities
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Rural Health
Is Living Rural Considered a Health Risk?
BY GARY WOLFE, RN, CCM, FCM Have you ever given any thought to the idea that where you live may have…
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Health Equity
Health Disparities: A Native American Case Study
BY CAROL A DEMOND, APRN, CNP-C, AND JENNIFER A WOFFORD The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention define health disparities…
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Health Equity
Nurse-Patient Demographics and DEI
BY BENJAMIN J. FOSTER, MBA Healthcare disparities in the United States healthcare system have long been an issue. The disproportionate…
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President's Message
The Intersection of Empathy and Health Disparity
BY MELANIE A. PRINCE, MSN, BSN, NE-BC, CCM, FAAN Have you ever used design thinking? I recently did an academic…
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Social Determinants of Health
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.…
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Social Determinants of Health
Wrestling the Social Determinants of Health: Case Management’s Ongoing Opportunities
BY ELLEN FINK-SAMNICK, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CCTP, CMHIMP, CRP, DBH-C The social determinants of health (SDoH) are embedded in the…
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Homeless Equity
Addressing Homeless Equity: An Exploration of UC Irvine Medical Center’s Homeless Project
BY ADRIANA PARRALES, MSW OVERVIEW Equity is a principle that has long been discussed and fought for within the U.S. healthcare…
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Health Equity
Identifying Health Disparities; Striving for Health Equity
BY MICHAEL B. GARRETT, MS, CCM, CVE, BCPA INTRODUCTION In light of the racial and justice issues impacting the United States…
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