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fromPsychology Today
1 day agoIntegrating Mental Health Into Medical Care
Fragmented care leaves underlying medical and mental health causes untreated, worsening chronic conditions and driving repeated emergency visits.
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fromThe Haitian Times
2 months agoProgram offers free food, rent and transportation help to New Yorkers with Medicaid, for limited time
New York's $500 million Social Care Networks program provides Medicaid recipients with food, transportation, and housing support to improve health outcomes and address social determinants of health.
from48 hills
3 months agoThe US fails again to fix the real causes underlying poor health - 48 hills
If you're smoking three packs of cigarettes a day, should you expect society to pay when you get sick?" He added that while Americans would always have the right to "eat donuts all day," nevertheless, "should you then expect society to care for you when you predictably get very sick at the same level as somebody who was born with a congenital illness?
Public health
fromArs Technica
1 year agoAutism rate rises slightly; RFK Jr. claims he'll "have answers by September"
"As part of the initiative, hundreds of local pediatricians have been trained to screen and refer children for assessment as early as possible, which could result in higher identification of ASD, especially at early ages."
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