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Eight Opportunities to Use the Law to Address Social Determinants of Health

Bill of Health

The legal opportunities highlighted above address federal , state , and local policy misalignments that have resulted in among other things, limited access to health care, unstable housing, limited economic opportunity, lack of employment, and harmful criminal records for minor offenses, all of which exacerbate the opioid crisis.

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U.S. Virgin Islands Launches Health Data Interoperability Pilot

HIT Consultant

CRISP Shared Services will help build the islands’ infrastructure for a health data utility (HDU) using federal funds from a number of federal health agencies. CRISP Shared Services will help build the islands’ infrastructure for a health data utility (HDU) using federal funds from a number of federal health agencies.