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Responding to Hurricane Katrina Showed Karen DeSalvo the Role Social Determinants Play in Healthcare
Hurricane Katrina was an extremely destructive and deadly storm that shut down communities along the Gulf Coast for months and even years. While the scope and scale of this catastrophe are undeniable, it also opened up doors to help move towards a system that unites social care and clinical care, allowing medical professionals to practice great medicine while also addressing the non-medical drivers of health.
Dr. Karen DeSalvo was on the front lines of Katrina disaster relief and she vividly remembers these doorways opening. Delivering healthcare from atop ice chests and card tables in the…
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