by Noah Larsen | Apr 21, 2022 | Community Health
You’ve no doubt heard the term “healthcare heroes” used to describe hospital and healthcare workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic for going above and beyond the excellent care they provided and continuing to do to this day. However, in a post-pandemic world, this...
by Noah Larsen | Apr 19, 2022 | Community Health, DEI
UnityPoint Health is a midwestern health system with over 50 regional hospitals, community network hospitals, clinics, and additional facilities serving communities in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. The organization employs over 32,000 care team and home health...
by Noah Larsen | Apr 13, 2022 | Community Health, DEI
According to Healthy People 2030, social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks...
by Noah Larsen | Feb 1, 2022 | Community Health
Rural Americans, in many ways, experience health and health care very differently from those in more urbanized areas. Rural communities tend to be older with increasing health needs, while health care resources in rural areas are often scarce and/or geographically...
by Noah Larsen | Nov 16, 2021 | Community Health
Obesity is a complex health issue resulting from a combination of causes and individual factors such as behavior and genetics. Obesity is serious because it is associated with poorer mental health outcomes and reduced quality of life. Obesity is also associated with...
by Noah Larsen | Oct 25, 2021 | Community Health
Substance abuse and addiction continue to be critical health issues facing communities throughout America. Substance abuse — including alcohol abuse, use of illegal drugs, and misuse of prescription drugs — contributes to negative health outcomes in myriad ways,...
