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This space is a place to engage with other professionals who are interested in social determinants of health. Browse our selection of blogs, webinars, upcoming events and more.
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The time is now! Or is it not? Exploring when trainees are ready to learn health advocacy
More than a century ago Dr. Rudolph Virchow wrote, “The physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor, and social problems fall to a large extent within their jurisdiction.”1 Today, there is increasing discussion about how to train clinicians in preparation for the...
Transitional Care, from Crisis to Opportunity. A patient centered approach to identify, include, and address psychosocial issues and medical needs in clinical practice.
Presented on May 29, 2019 During this webinar Dr. Schaeffer and Megan McVane discussed Northwestern Medicine’s Transitional Care and explained how the program has operationalized and grown since its creation 6 years ago. They highlighted how the Transitional Care team...
April 2019 Newsletter
In this issue... New blog post: Preparing our nursing workforce to advance pediatric health equity: A call to action. Mark your Calendars: SDOH Lecture on May 21st, 2019 Resource of the month, Academic Consortium on Criminal Justice Health: Overview of Criminal...