Words matter: The evolution of complex care messaging

By Lisa Miller, Director for Communications and Content Development at the Camden Coalition; Rachel Davis, Director for Complex Care at the Center for Health Care Strategies; and Lorie Martin, Vice President for Communications at the Center for Health Care Strategies

As the field of complex care continues to evolve and ideas like social determinants of health and health equity become more mainstream, it has become increasingly important to create shared language and messaging for those working in the field. Doing so will not only facilitate the growth of programs across the country but may help address the inequities so many people with complex care needs experience on a regular basis.

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Addressing social isolation and loneliness in central Iowa

This publication was produced by MercyOne Iowa as part of the National Center’s 2020 regional complex care convening cohort. MercyOne brought a cross-sector team together to plan a regional convening to better understanding of the impact of social isolation and loneliness on the health of their community and to develop a roadmap to collaboratively address...

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Best practices from the field: Using social determinants of health resource and referral data to increase equitable access and connection rates to essential resources

This brief by Health Leads provides guidance for organizations adopting resource databases as a technology solution to support social determinants of health programs, providing examples to demonstrate the ways in which data usage and interpretation can impact equitable access to essential resources and improve connection rates. Read the brief

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Interventions to address social isolation and loneliness: Lessons learned from programs around the globe

This brief from the Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network (SIREN) provides a deep dive into what interventions are needed to address social isolation and loneliness. The brief includes literature review, surveys, and case studies help to highlight the rapidly evolving global effort to develop, implement, and scale necessary interventions, as well as key lessons...

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