Friday, July 22, 2022

Tips to Help Health Centers Address Disability & Chronic Disease Discrimination

In 2020, approximately 30 million adults and children in medically underserved communities received comprehensive, primary and preventative health care and enabling services from 1,462 HRSA Health Center Program awardees and look-alikes. According to research studies, this growing patient population has become increasingly complex with multiple chronic conditions and higher rates of social risk factors. In addition to ensuring that their patients with chronic conditions and disabilities are able to access care, health centers and look-alike programs are also well-positioned to help these patients prevent and address a very specific health-harming social risk factor: disability discrimination....Read More