Topic: Whole Person Care

Homelessness in the US is at a record high, much of which is due to the effects of COVID-19 on job security, rent payments, and healthcare. As colder winter months approach, it […]

Diabetes is one of the most common causes of death in the US. Approximately 1 in 3 Americans currently has prediabetes, yet over 80% of these people don’t even know that […]

The US healthcare system typically siloes specialists away from primary care, making treatment for issues like mental and behavioral health more difficult—and expensive—for patients and providers to access. By moving to a whole person care approach, […]

There is more to health than just healthcare. Taking a whole person care approach helps mitigate hospital costs and could be a solution to providing more affordable, holistic care to those most in need. Taking this approach […]

As COVID-19 restrictions continue across the country, the consequences of isolation are becoming more apparent—unfortunately including a rise in domestic violence. Known as the shadow pandemic, programs are struggling to handle this surge in intimate partner violence alongside the coronavirus. Governments, non-profits, and […]

With World Food Day on October 16th, communities across the globe are bringing awareness to the topic of food security. As we better understand how food security functions as a SDoH, […]

With World Mental Health Day coming up on October 10th, communities across the globe are looking for better ways to manage mental and behavioral health. Social determinants of health are an effective way […]

COVID-19 has been spreading rapidly in the United States prison systems. The best way to reduce the close-quarter spread is to release as many inmates as possible. COVID Spreading Throughout […]

STD transmission remains one of the top public health crises in the United States. While efforts to reduce STDs have historically focused on individual behavior, recent programs such as CARS (Community-based Approaches […]

Has your mental health struggled since the onset of COVID-19? Read more about the challenges—and solutions—for current mental health issues in our latest blog  Introduction  With the continued spread of COVID-19 cases in […]

With almost all K-12 schools back in session, educators face a myriad of dilemmas in providing both quality education and a safe environment. Unfortunately, the brunt of negative consequences from these dilemmas […]

During the pandemic, social distancing and sheltering in place has been especially challenging for people experiencing homelessness. Even before COVID-19, marginalized homeless populations disproportionately suffered deficiencies in the specific social determinants of health (SDoH), particularly with housing stress, and typically rotated between the streets, […]

Delve into the findings of a recent poll conducted by NPR/IPSO and a peek into the future is evident: two-thirds of Americans want the government to “take extensive action” to […]

Social workers have been where we are before, in the middle of a crisis. The social worker profession was formalized and expanded during the 1918 Spanish Flu, the last deadly […]

While the growing social determinants of health (SDoH) movement in the U.S. has the attention of social workers and medical providers alike, payment models in support of such reinvented care […]