Exploring Data and Metrics of Value at the Intersection of Health Care and Transportation: Proceedings of a Workshop

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released Exploring Data and Metrics of Value at the Intersection of Health Care and Transportation: Proceedings of a Workshop. The publication summarizes presentations and discussions from a June 2016 workshop that explored partnerships, data, and measurement at the intersection of the health care and transportation sectors. Evidence from the public health sector demonstrates that health care is only one of the determinants of health, which also include genes, behavior, social factors, and the built environment. These contextual elements are key to understanding why health care organizations are motivated to focus beyond their walls and to consider and respond in unprecedented ways to the social needs of patients, including transportation needs.

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