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Healthy Links – Addressing Social Determinants Of Health And Improving Cardiac Health With Medically Tailored Meals, Emily Follo, Katherine Sharp, Mylan Cohen
Healthy Links – Addressing Social Determinants Of Health And Improving Cardiac Health With Medically Tailored Meals, Emily Follo, Katherine Sharp, Mylan Cohen
Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2023
Introduction:
• Social determinants of health (SDOH) strongly influence risk factors for cardiac disease, especially in rural areas
• Medically-tailored meals have shown promising results for reducing hospitalizations
• Some state insurance programs are covering medically-tailored meals given beneficial outcome studies
• This project builds upon prior Healthy Links programs to expand our reach to rural patients