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Identifying and Addressing on Social Needs in Rural Iowa Hospitals through Community Health Needs Assessments

Identifying and Addressing Social Needs in Rural Iowa Hospitals
This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series September 2025

The analysis of Community Health Needs Assessments and implementation plans from rural Iowa hospitals reveals a gap between identifying and addressing social determinants of health, underscoring the need for infrastructure, partnerships, and policy support to turn assessments into actionable strategies to address SDOH.

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COVID-19: Future Scenarios and Health Care Capacity

  Drs. Lloyd Novick and John Marr continue their conversation about COVID-19, picking up this time on the subjects of flattening the curve of the epidemic and allocating personal protective equipment (PPE) and other necessary life-saving resources desperately needed by large and small hospitals across the country. Listen to their previous conversation here.  FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19: Refer

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