Whole-person care requires more than just medical treatment. A broad range of non-medical factors, including where someone is born, grows up, lives, works and ages, play a role in shaping an individuals’ overall health. Yet for too many, social barriers in every-day life – socioeconomic status, education, neighborhood and physical environment, employment, social support networks, and access to health care – contribute to poor health and disparities in treatment. View the booklet below, or download the full PDF.

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