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Newswise — Los Angeles (August 11, 2021)  –Through the new program, Cedars-Sinai community health workers will assist particularly vulnerable patients to make sure they get the extra help they need by making home visits and helping patients with phone calls to set up appointments.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — As part of its mission to improve the health of the communities it serves, UnityPoint Health is launching a new social services resource called “Together We Care” to help individuals find assistance with food, housing, transportation, employment and more.

With many families struggling to access necessities like fresh food and health care, MedStar Health is teaming up with a resource tool in an effort to help.

PLANO, Texas, June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — ZeOmega Inc., an industry leader of integrated, whole-person population health management (PHM) solutions, today announced a partnership with Aunt Bertha, creator of a social care network that improves outcomes by connecting people with programs that support their health with dignity and ease.

The Michigan-based payer has partnered with Socially Determined, ConsejoSano and Aunt Bertha to create a social determinants of health initiative that will identify members in need, engage them using culturally aligned strategies and connect them to community resources and services.

Last month, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published Implementing High Quality Primary Care: Rebuilding the Foundation of Health Care. 

Austin-based Aunt Bertha, which makes technology to connect people and social services, has raised $27 million to expand its products and add to its team of employees.

Wed, June 2, 2021, 11:27 AM·4 min read AUSTIN, Texas, June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Aunt Bertha, the nation’s leader in closed-loop social care networks and the company behind findhelp.org, announced it has raised $27 million in new funding.

MENTAL HEALTH WEBINAR. A top state official and several mental health community experts and activists will participate in a webinar today at 12:30 p.m. aimed at helping people find appropriate mental health services in their communities.

KLAS, a healthcare research and insights firm, and Censinet, the leading provider of healthcare IT risk solutions, announced a significant advancement in its joint mission to improve cybersecurity preparedness in healthcare.