Social Determinants of Health - WHO - full text

I just saw your second comment Bob. I've added the story here so folks can reference:

Sullivan County Faces Critical Gap in Primary Care Access

http://www.vnews.com/home/9219714-95/sullivan-county-faces-critical-gap-in-primary-care-access

Thank you, again!

Awesome, Bob! Just added them to the post! Thank you!

Hi [again] Chris,

     I just followed up on some similar articles, in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, such as "Broadening the Focus: The Need to Address the Social Determinants of Health" by Paula Braverman, M.D. et al; and "Healthy Homes and Communities: Putting the Pieces Together" by Wilhelmine Miller, et al

Thanks for the feedback, Chris.

Perhaps we also need to reactivate other provisions of the old National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1975 (Public Law 93-641), such as the provision for Consumer majorities on all health planning boards and committees, and the project review process for "new institutional health services", as well as the "Certificate-Of-Need" process. Currently, the one Obamacare insurance provider for New Hampshire, has refused to recognize the primary care provider of Sullivan County (Valley Regional Hospital & it's off-site Primary Care Outpatient clinics) [see 11/10/2013 Valley News front page]... leaving Sulivan County residents having to travel to Dartmouth clinics in either the counties north or south of Sullivan County. We knew during the tenure of the 93-641 Health Planning Act, that: "Pre-paying for Health Care, through the mechanism of insurance, actually encourages a more costly product."

That's a great idea, Bob! You always have such wisdom to offer. Thank you!

Last week, while dining at our local "soup kitchen", one of the Veterans at our table, discussed the abuse, etc., during his childhood upbringing; he didn't discuss his "combat battles", but rather the "combat during his childhood", and his recovery from subsequent alcoholism-after having an alcoholic parent "role model" drinking for him, and how he (and other males) was beaten for expressing feelings during childhood.... Perhaps we need an "Athenian Theater" or an on-going symposium to reactivate the "Certificate-Of-Need Review process" in our national health system (Was once a part of the 1975 National Health Planning Act.)