Social Determinants of Health Series

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Food Insecurity

Awareness of the role that food insecurity plays in health is growing as the hospital field addresses health care issues from a population health perspective. Hospitals are tackling the challenge from different angles, often depending on the circumstances of the community. In addition, there is a growing body of research and tools available to hospitals for guidance in how to approach the problem.

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Ohio Health System Opens Grocer In Food Desert

ProMedica's pop health institute features fresh foods, education and employment in a renovated facility
May 9, 2016
Jeff Ferenc
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ProMedica, Toledo, Ohio, recently opened a full-service grocery store in a renovated building that now provides healthful and affordable food choices in a formerly designated food desert.
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The Roots of the Root Cause Coalition

It began with two health leaders discovering their shared passion for tackling hunger as a health issue — and it has grown into a mission to address all the social determinants of health.
November 17, 2016
Laurie Larson
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It began with two health leaders discovering their shared passion for tackling hunger as a health issue — and it has grown into a mission to address all the social determinants of health.
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