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January News
Featured Learning: How 21 Innovative Primary Care Teams Improved and Spread Social Health Efforts

[link removed] years ago, our Collaborative to Advance Social Health Integration ([link removed]) set out to explore how healthcare organizations can move from "promising pilots" to sustainable operations that reach more people with more meaningful impact. Read the lessons we learned from this courageous group of 21 primary care teams and community partners that accelerated each others’ efforts to increase the number of people who have the essential resources they need to be healthy.
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Research Alert: Human-Centered Intervention Strengthens Therapeutic Relationships

[link removed]"The compassion and understanding that they have is remarkable.” “It just made it feel like there were others out there that had a genuine interest in helping you help yourself.” “He cared more about me than I did for myself.” We were thrilled to contribute to this new study that shows how a human-centered primary care intervention enabled patients to feel listened to and cared for.
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Rankings vs. Reality: How Massachusetts is Leading on Health Equity

[link removed] does Massachusetts rank as one of the healthiest states in the nation, but still sees 30 year gaps in life expectancy from one neighborhood to the next? See what healthcare and public health leaders had to say in our recent panel discussion about Massachusetts’ most pressing health equity challenges and an outlook for 2020.
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New Year, New You? Join Our Culture of Self-Care

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Working toward our vision of health, well-being and dignity for all requires constant strength and determination. We strongly believe in creating a culture that enables our staff to care for themselves as they need to - from our sustainable vacation policy to flexible, remote work options to comprehensive health plans. Sound good to you? Check out our open positions!
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Where We’ve Been
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Last month, we presented on “Engaging Patients in Social Determinants of Health Program Improvement” at the 2019 IHI National Forum on Quality Improvement. ** Download the storyboard ([link removed])
on patient engagement strategies and key findings from our Collaborative to Advance Social Health Integration.
Where We're Going

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We’re headed to San Diego, March 18-20th, for the 3rd Annual Community Information Exchange Summit! As one of the event’s four conference collaborators, we’ll be sharing our expertise in bridging the health and social service sectors to build strong, thriving communities. Last year's tickets sold out fast, so be sure to ** register ([link removed])
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