Healthy Links – Addressing Social Determinants of Health and Improving Cardiac Health with Medically Tailored Meals

Authors

Emily Follo, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Katherine Sharp, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Mylan Cohen, Maine Medical CenterFollow

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Description

Introduction:

• Social determinants of health (SDOH) strongly influence risk factors for cardiac disease, especially in rural areas

• Medically-tailored meals have shown promising results for reducing hospitalizations

• Some state insurance programs are covering medically-tailored meals given beneficial outcome studies

• This project builds upon prior Healthy Links programs to expand our reach to rural patients

Institution/Department

Maine Medical Center, Cardiology, Nutrition

Publication Date

5-2023

Publisher

MaineHealth

City

Portland

Keywords

Cardiac Disease, Rural Health, Nutrition, Community Health

Disciplines

Cardiology | Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Comments

Emily Follo- Fellow

Recommended Citation

Follo, Emily; Sharp, Katherine; and Cohen, Mylan, "Healthy Links – Addressing Social Determinants of Health and Improving Cardiac Health with Medically Tailored Meals" (2023). Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2023. 15.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/lambrew-retreat-2023/15