Supportive Housing Development: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities

• By: Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Search for Change, Inc.
• October 1st, 2017
• community-based care, deinstitutionalization, healthcare costs, housing investment, Medicaid spending, public policy reform, social determinants of health, supportive housing
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Government-funded supportive housing in New York State has a richly textured history that entails an amalgam of competing philosophies, political trends and economic imperatives. A complete survey of this history is beyond the scope of this article, and a comprehensive assessment of the “current...

Making Primary Health Issues a Part of Your Wellness Program

• By: Le-Nise Watson-Hudson RN, MSN Institute for Community Living (ICL)
• January 1st, 2016
• employee health, health promotion, health screenings, healthcare costs, mental health, preventive care, stress management, workplace wellness
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When we were children, annual trips to the doctor were made by our parents or guardians, but as we grow into adult life, making routine appointments may fall to the wayside. Instead of scheduling visits just for wellness maintenance, we may only get around to going when we have the flu or want a...