Social Determinants Of Health And Social Care

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Hi Brian. Haven personally witnessed (to some degree) individual, organizational, and system level change within a different sector, this article was spot on in my opinion. Its' analysis of models and tools that can move the needle forward was the first point of appreciation. Also, I appreciated their call out of 'racism' as a fundamental problem to tackle if wanting to solve for any injustice or inequality. In my experience particularly working on Social Determinants of Health, racism is often the overlooked or at least unmentioned root problem. Lastly, the encouragement to do grassroots work, develop meaningful participation, and community leadership was nicely driven home.

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