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Community Integration: Pushing the Boundaries for a Better World

Integrated Care News by CFHA

The plane was piloted by a native of the island, deeply committed to helping his community. What followed was a powerful expression of community and compassion. Families received help finding housing and employment, transferring social security benefits, and accessing healthcare.

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Enhancing primary healthcare capacity : A qualitative study from the perspective of managers of PHC institutions in China [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Community health services constitute the cornerstone of China's primary healthcare system. Since the recent healthcare reforms, significant strides have been made in the development of community health services across the country.

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Join ABIM Governance: apply by July 20

ABIM

ABIM Governance provides a meaningful and rewarding opportunity to join outstanding colleagues in service to the profession and to patients. Read more about how ABIM chooses members of governance. In addition to positions for physicians, these include several openings for patients/caregivers and healthcare team members.

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Food Insecurity Prevalence and Perspectives Among Healthcare Clinicians and Staff in Rural Western Colorado [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Clinical organizations are increasingly being asked to address food insecurity among patients, yet little is known about healthcare workers’ suitability to take on this role. Setting: 61 healthcare organizations across 14 rural counties in western Colorado. Population Studied: 103 clinicians and 241 staff members.

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Maria Ansari, MD, FACC, named to Modern Healthcare’s list of 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives

Permanente Medicine

Modern Healthcare honors physicians and clinicians in executive roles for their exceptional achievements in driving innovation, improving outcomes, serving their communities, and demonstrating exemplary leadership both within and beyond their organizations. A digital subscription is required to view the online profiles.

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Governor’s 2025-26 May Revision Proposes Major Cuts to Healthcare and Undermines Medi-Cal Expansion Commitments

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

Key Health Care Budget Proposals: Proposed Medi-Cal Cuts and Enrollment Changes Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, is typically funded through a partnership between the state and the federal government. Cuts to Medi-Cal and other safety net programs threaten to destabilize access to care at a time when communities need it most.

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Health professionals speak out against the new nuclear arms race

Common Sense Family Doctor

Health professionals who survive a nuclear explosion ( 90% of those in Hiroshima were killed instantly ) would likely face a catastrophic loss of communications, impassable transportation routes, and “ risk their lives amid destroyed infrastructure, dangerous radioactivity, and limited healthcare facilities and supplies.”