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The State of the Field of Complex Care 2022
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The State of the Field of Complex Care 2022

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This publication from the National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs outlines trends that impacted the field of complex care on the national level in 2021.

2021 was a year of both challenges and progress for the field of complex care. The ongoing pandemic continues to restrict in-person engagements, overload professional and family care providers, and threaten the physical and economic health of individuals with complex health and social needs. Despite these challenges, the field has made significant advancements toward implementing the recommendations in the National Center’s Blueprint for Complex Care.

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Intermediary Organizations Are Urgently Needed to Assist in Modernizing Public Health and Addressing the Drivers of Health in the United States

This issue brief describes the different roles intermediaries can play; provides examples of where they have been used in practice; and identifies the risks, benefits, and possible innovations of intermediaries as well as policy approaches that might facilitate their appropriate use.

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“More Than Just Giving Them a Piece of Paper”: Interviews with Primary Care on Social Needs Referrals to Community-Based Organizations

This publication characterizes referrals to community-based organizations by primary care practices, which are increasingly being used by healthcare organizations to invest in social care.

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Revising the Foundational Public Health Services in 2022

This publication provides a framework outlining the unique responsibilities of governmental public health and can be used to explain the vital role of governmental public health in a thriving community; identify capacity and resource gaps; determine the cost for assuring foundational activities; and justify funding needs