An Experiential Resident Module for Understanding Social Determinants of Health at an Academic Safety-Net Hospital

• Main Authors: Stacie Schmidt (Author), Stacy Higgins (Author), Maura George (Author), Alanna Stone (Author), Jada Bussey-Jones (Author), Rebecca Dillard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Half of the U.S. population has chronic illness. Many disparities exist in health care for management of chronic disease among poorer individuals, including decreased access to healthy foods, homelessness, and difficulty navigating large hospital systems due to low health literacy. A su...