With US health care costs projected to grow at an average rate of 5.5 percent per year from
2018 to 2027, or 0.8 percentage points faster than the gross domestic product, and reach …

129 NCMJ vol. 77, no. 2 ncmedicaljournal. com ambulatory practice may become a medical
home and may also be a part of an ACO. Some ACOs include attainment of PCMH status as …

Background Screening in primary care for unmet individual social needs (eg, housing
instability, food insecurity, unemployment, social isolation) is critical to addressing their …

Accelerating ecological and societal changes require re-imagining the role of primary care
and public health to address eco-social concerns in rural and remote places. In this narrative …

The biopsychosocial model is among the most influential frameworks for human-centered
health improvement but has faced significant criticism–both conceptual and pragmatic. This …

D espite the numerous medical and public health advancements made in the last century, a
social gradient of health continues to exist for Americans. Chetty and colleagues recently …

The premise of this project was that social and behavioral determinants of health (SBDH)
affect the use of healthcare services and outcomes for patients in an integrated healthcare …

Improving population health and reducing inequalities through better integrated health and
social care services is high up on the agenda of policymakers internationally. In recent …

This study aimed to assess the relationship between food security and health outcomes
among older adults (age 65+) in the US We used a pooled sample (2011–2015, N= 37,292) …

Opioid related addictions/deaths are a national problem threatening our social and
economic welfare. While many community preventive efforts are implemented to reduce …