A long and deeply-reported feature story in The Washington Post on Tuesday put a spotlight on the stark effect that an epidemic of chronic illness is taking on too many millions of Americans. "Forty years ago, small towns and rural regions were healthier for adults in the prime of life. The reverse is now true," according to the Post. "Urban death rates have declined sharply, while rates outside the country's largest metro areas flattened and then rose." A major driver of that stark fact is that "chronic diseases – obesity, liver disease, hypertension, kidney disease and diabetes – on the rise among people 35 to 64," according to the article – which highlights widespread health disparities and social determinant factors such as "inadequate insurance, minimal preventive care, bad diets and a weak economic safety net." The article also makes a point to emphasize that the medical workforce in the U.S. is "aging and stretched thin,&qu
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Sunshine Health Announces Donation of 400 Tablets to Substance Abuse Treatment Centers across Florida
Tablets to help virtually connect patients to care during pandemic
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TAMPA, Fla., March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, Sunshine Health – one of the largest healthcare plans in Florida – announced its affiliate Staywell Health Plan donated 400 computer tablets to substance abuse treatment centers across Florida. The donation helps virtually connect patients and families to needed healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Employee at Operation PAR in Pinellas County unpack tablets, which will be used to stay in touch with patients during the pandemic.