Social Determinants of Rural Zip Codes

• By: Thomas Grinley, MS, MBA, CMQ/OE, LSSGB, CCISM New Hampshire Dept. of Health and Human Services
• January 1st, 2021
• loneliness, rural communities, services, social determinants of health, suicide, winter 2021 issue
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Only recently have we come to recognize the social determinants of mental health. Social determinants are those non-medical factors that play a significant role in our health and mental health. They include such things as education, economic stability, social connections, where we live,...

Early Findings from a Tri-County Collaborative Approach to Addressing the Opioid Crisis

• By: Sandra McGinnis, PhD Thomas LaPorte, PhD Center for Human Services Research, University at Albany
• January 1st, 2020
• addiction treatment, emergency department care, naloxone training, opioid crisis, overdose prevention, peer support, public health initiatives, rural communities
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While the opioid crisis has captured the concern of public health officials and the public, the epidemic is not evenly distributed. Rural communities are especially hard-hit, particularly areas with a large working-class population where dim economic prospects have led to dramatic increases in...