About The Study: The results of this survey study suggest that rural hospitals, critical access hospitals, and safety-net hospitals are not doing more and, in some cases, are engaging in fewer strategies to address the social determinants of health of their vulnerable populations, especially regarding community partnerships. This finding may be attributable to limited financial resources, workforce constraints, limited community resources and institutional partnerships, and lack of incentives.
Authors: Jose F. Figueroa, M.D., M.P.H., of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.3764)
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