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How Health Plans Are Stepping Up to Combat Food Insecurity during COVID-19

posted on Thursday, August 6, 2020

Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, individual health plans across the country have been innovating to ensure their members are receiving much-needed nutrition during this time of heightened food insecurity.
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National and State Policy Decisions Addressing Food Insecurity During COVID-19

posted on Thursday, July 23, 2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that 37 million people, including 6 million children, were living in food-insecure households in 2018. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated additional 17 million people will face food insecurity in 2020—raising the total to a staggering 54 million Americans.
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COVID-19 Accelerates Food Insecurity in America

posted on Friday, July 17, 2020

While COVID-19 has taken a major toll on the economy, health care and education, it's also magnified underlying social vulnerabilities in America. Long-standing systemic weaknesses in our society - including inequities in health care and economic inequality - have worsened as the nation battles the virus. That's particularly true for one of America's most widespread and persistent social problems: Food insecurity.
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From “In Person” to “Virtual” – Three Keys to Success

posted on Thursday, July 9, 2020

Organizations across the world are beginning to adapt to “The New Normal” with COVID-19. Numerous industries rely on conferences and events that bring together experts, professionals, prospective partners, and clients to network, as well as glean new information, foster collaboration and drive innovation. In the healthcare industry, many of these crucial events have evolved from in-person to virtual.
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COVID-19: Magnifying the Need to Address Social Determinants of Health

posted on Thursday, July 2, 2020

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) once again took center stage during this year's AHIP Institute. While SDOH has been a buzzword bellwether for several years, this year's conference discussion centered around organizational responses to the global COVID-19 pandemic, and particularly, how the pandemic may compound the complexities of SDOH and drive health (and healthcare) disparities.
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