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Hidden Gem: Realizing The Value Of Community In Healthcare Environments, Nicole Lee
Hidden Gem: Realizing The Value Of Community In Healthcare Environments, Nicole Lee
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Holistic approaches in healthcare address a problem from its root causes. The American healthcare model – both its treatment and distribution methods – is among the many issues that divides the nation. We have found ourselves with millions of uninsured people among a growing population where chronic illness is on the rise among adults and children, especially within low-income demographics (Goodman & Conway, 2016). Though this is a widespread epidemic, only recently has there been any effort to question and reform traditional healthcare.
The way that wellness is assessed in America has been detrimental to patient outcomes …