Imagine being discharged from the emergency room after a severe asthma flare-up, only to return to a home located near factories or congested roadways that heavily pollute the air. Or having your ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has published a detailed report on implementing efforts to address the social needs of patients. Healthcare providers can address social ...

An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will be developed to examine the potential for integrating services addressing social needs and the social ...

A large and compelling body of evidence suggests that social circumstances—including income, education, food, housing, neighborhood conditions, and social connections—strongly influence health.

Adult social care covers a large range of services given to the frail and disabled, from home visits to end-of-life care. Unlike the NHS, care is not free: there is both a needs assessment and a means ...

High-income countries face the daunting challenge of managing increasingly constrained health and social care budgets. A common driver of this challenge is the fact that a relatively small proportion ...

An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will be developed to examine the potential for integrating services addressing social needs and the social ...