Excellence in Wellness: Whole Self Care Program at S:US

• By: Melissa J. Thomas Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• October 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, chronic disease management, integrated health, person-centered care, social determinants of health, substance use, wellness
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The notion of Integrated Health in behavioral health care is rooted in the need to improve the health outcomes in the lives of people in recovery from mental and/or substance use disorders. Preventative measures are critical to addressing the rates of chronic illness and premature death experienced...

Integrating Health and Behavioral Health: Consider All the Dimensions

• By: David Woodlock Institute for Community Living (ICL)
• October 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, care coordination, chronic disease management, community partnerships, integrated care, primary care, social determinants of health, whole health
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A discussion of integrated care should actually start by redefining the term itself. Integrated care is commonly considered the weaving together of physical and behavioral health, but experience has shown that this definition limits the discussion to two dimensions. What dimension is missing? What...