Collaboration is Critical: Working Together to Optimize Health in Our Communities

N C Med J. 2017 Jul-Aug;78(4):255-257. doi: 10.18043/ncm.78.4.255.

Abstract

Clinical care accounts for only 20% of health outcomes, with social determinants of health including environment, health behaviors, and economics accounting for the remaining 80%. Providers ought to address social determinants of health and, more and more are joining community partnerships to do so.

MeSH terms

  • Community Health Planning*
  • Community Health Services*
  • Community-Institutional Relations*
  • Humans
  • Needs Assessment*
  • North Carolina
  • Social Determinants of Health*