health . one connection at a time . about us vision people & partners careers contact us solutions overview collaborative workshops consulting health leads reach direct services impact clinical partners our results industry movement resources tools blog news & events videos research now available our social needs screening toolkit the first resource to combine 20 years of experience implementing social needs programs with a patient centered approach and well researched clinically validated guidelines from sector authorities all in one place . available as a free download . download today prepare to tackle social needs next workshop starts january 2017 take a deep dive into social needs programs including critical decision points best practices tools and resources and learn how to build a sustainable social needs strategy . find out more watch a demo of health leads reach our purpose built platform power your social needs strategy with tracking case management and analytics . learn how to execute your implementation using the health leads reach solution . learn more stay connected join our newsletter sign up to receive monthly email updates highlighting the latest health leads news and the people and systems working to redefine healthcare . sign up now the hidden hardships of health a new analysis of the heat or eat dilemma faced by the 16 million energy insecure households in the u.s. adds to a growing body of research that links basic social and environmental needs food energy housing transportation to health outcomes . while this study is qualitative it adds to mounting clinical evidence in support of interventions that connect patients to the basic resources they need to be healthy notes health leads president rocco perla in this coverage of the study . read the piece podcast how much do we understand about social needs addressing patients social needs is critical to improving their health outcomes . but if we know this is important why aren t we collectively doing better a lot of why we re not doing better with the social determinants of health is because even though we know they re important we don t really understand them says damon francis health leads chief medical officer . francis sat down with nejm catalyst s clinical editor namita mohta to discuss the barriers key stakeholders interventions that would make a difference and the progress we ve made thus far . learn more dayton children s tackles social needs through the family resource connection program dayton children s hospital center for child health and wellness is addressing the unmet social needs of the 280 000 patients it serves each year . with the new program families can gain access to key resources like food heat and shelter along with medical care . as our newest partner dayton joins leading systems like kaiser permanente contra costa regional medical center and massachusetts general hospital who are getting ahead of the industry s move to address social needs as a standard part of care . read more donate contact us careers privacy policy newsletter sitemap copyright 2016 health leads . all rights reserved . support provided by robert wood johnson foundation . close