
Tackling Food Insecurity for Better Health
View the infographic to see healthy diet protects against malnutrition, heart disease, and chronic conditions like diabetes.
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New York City Is Reopening but Many Families Still Turn to Food Pantries
The Wall Street Journal, 04-01-2021
Economic strain caused by the Covid-19 pandemic will likely leave an estimated 1.4 million New York City residents struggling to afford adequate food this year, according to Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks.
US hunger crisis persists, especially for kids, older adults
Associated Press, 04-01-2021
America is starting to claw its way out of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, but food insecurity persists, especially for children and older adults.
How Data in the Cloud Is Helping Pioneer ‘Whole Person’ Healthcare
Harvard Business Review, 03-31-2021
Healthcare is undergoing a transformation. While consumers once received treatment based solely on their symptoms at the point of care, healthcare providers can now incorporate a wealth of historical, social, and environmental information to assess an individual’s condition and provide more personalized—and preventive—care.
NEW COMMUNITY-DRIVEN INITIATIVE TO HELP BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM
ThinkAnthem, 03-30-2021
I’m an emergency room doctor by background, and anyone who has worked clinically knows the impact of social factors on people’s lives. What does it mean to prescribe an antibiotic to a patient if he or she doesn’t have insurance, or even a home? Or, what does it mean to continuously prescribe asthma medication for a child who is constantly surrounded...
What Covid-19 Taught Us About Telemedicine
The Wall Street Journal, 03-28-2021
The closure of clinics and hospitals during the early days of the lockdown, and the subsequent guidelines to avoid venturing out as much as possible, forced a massive shift to video consults, providing a crash course on how they work—and what can go wrong. Now, as doctors resume in-person visits, virtual care is poised to...
Study of 36.5M people reveals huge jump in pandemic telehealth use
Healthcare IT News, 03-25-2021
During the first four months of COVID-19, telehealth visits accounted for 23.6% of all interactions – compared with 0.3% of contacts during the same time period in 2019.
Contactless Payments, Virtual Care Surge To Continue Post-COVID-19
RevCycleIntelligence, 03-23-2021
Consumers reported positive experiences with the COVID-19 virtual care and contactless payment boom, highlighting the need for continued innovation.
Why So Many Asian American Seniors Struggle With Food Insecurity
Well + Good, 03-23-2021
When Chui, a 72-year-old Chinese American woman from Southern California, goes grocery shopping, she does not always choose the foods she wants, but instead, what she can carry home on foot.
Tackling Food Insecurity for Better Health
View the infographic to see healthy diet protects against malnutrition, heart disease, and chronic conditions like diabetes.
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