As you prepare to vote in this year’s midterm elections — or, if like me, you have already done so by early or mail-in voting — are you thinking about how that action may affect your health? If not, take a moment to think about how public policies and services affect your health or the […]
Contextualizing patient care — making sure that prescribed treatments, medications and other instructions for care are relevant and reasonable in the context of the patient’s real-life circumstances — should be routine, not revolutionary. But physicians often prescribe care without knowing whether patients will be able to follow the instructions. The diagnosis and care may medically […]
I’ve run across what seems like a trend: physician practices addressing the social determinants of health affecting their patients’ families, with pediatric practices taking the lead. Last week’s post featured a program in California that encourages parents of young children to talk with staff members in pediatric practices about their own behavioral health needs, with […]
Editor’s note: Dayton Children’s Hospital was named a finalist for the 2017 Sherman Award for Excellence in Patient Engagement for its Family Resource Connection program. The program helps families address non-medical barriers to good health, such as poor nutrition and unsafe housing, by connecting them with local resources. Jessica Saunders first wrote about this program […]