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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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Nurturing collaboration between non-profit organizations and primary healthcare partners: An instrumental case study [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: People living in precarious socio-economic conditions are at greater risk of developing mental and physical health disorders, and of having complex healthcare and social needs (hereafter complex needs). Appropriate care for these people calls for integrated care from the healthcare, social services, and community networks.

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Delivery of healthcare provider’s lifestyle advice and lifestyle behavioural change in adults who were overweight or obese in pre-diabetes management in the USA NHANES (2013–2018)

BMJ

NHANES collects data through interviews and physical examination covering two years in the US civilian, non-institutionalized population. NHANES is designed and conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US.

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Risking It All For a New Business Model at Family Physicians of St. Joe

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

Written by Pat Moody on Moody on the Market When it comes to healthcare, and primary care in particular, it has become increasingly difficult to remain successful as a small, independent practice. That has placed them in the rare company of becoming one of the Top Fifteen Under 15 businesses in our community. Family Physicians of St.

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Episode 262: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 18 – Remedying Health Inequities Driven by the Carceral System

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Incarceration negatively affects the physical and mental health of people who are incarcerated as well as their family members and loved ones, and limits access to healthcare before, during, and after incarceration. All healthcare professionals will have patients who are directly or indirectly impacted by the carceral system.

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

They have an easier time finding healthy coping mechanisms and positive emotions, and can maintain supportive relationships. Therapists and counselors, as well as community support groups, can provide much-needed guidance. What is the Stigma Surrounding Mental Health? There has long been a stigma surrounding mental health.

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Episode 120: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 1 – Racism, Police Violence, and Health

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Public health advocate, leader, and scholar, Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones , is credited for creating the framework many healthcare professionals and researchers use to think about systemic racism’s impacts on Black health.