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Is there enough time for prevention in primary care?

Common Sense Family Doctor

Rather than counseling patients individually to quit smoking, drink less alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages, and consume fewer highly processed foods, medicine should defer prevention to public policy measures (eg, taxes on cigarettes and laws restricting where people can smoke) that achieve these goals more effectively.

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Combating Food Insecurity in Minnesota

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

How Family Physicians Can Help Address Food Insecurity Family physicians are often the first point of contact for patients, uniquely positioning them to identify food insecurity and connect individuals to vital resources. This blog post was curated with the assistance of AI tools, including ChatGPT, for content organization and research.