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Appalachian Health
Gods will
Health perceptions
Housing
Finances
Education levels
Family Context
Family Functioning
Respect
Respond to individual - unit of care
Recognize & empower the familys
Include the community
Remove clinical practice silos
Family-Focused Interventions
Avoid bias, judgments, & assumptions
USA is ranked 3rd for wealth inequalities (after Chile and Mexico)
USA is the only western democracy in the world that does not
assure universal access to affordable healthcare (worst health
inequities in relation to overall wealth)
Need Changes:
Address the ethical, political & social determinants of health
Focus attention on equity
Gender & Health Equity in All Policies
Use a Primary Care Perspective.
Community Care Teams
Support synergy
Collective Responsibility:
Advocate For
and Invest In our communities.
I am at least part of the
solution