Understanding How Trauma Affects Health and Health Care

Recognizing the impact of trauma on health and patient engagement is a critical step that health care organizations can take in pursuit of achieving better outcomes. This new blog post and fact sheet explore the impact of trauma on health and health care, and outlines ways that health care providers can start helping their patients heal from trauma.

Both of these resources are products of Advancing Trauma-Informed Care, a national initiative aimed at understanding how trauma-informed approaches can be practically implemented across the health care sector, led by the Center for Health Care Strategies through support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.