http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 14 May 2013 20:44:44 GMT Silverchair editor@jama.jamanetwork.com webmaster@jama.jamanetwork.com http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1681306 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Garg A, Jack B, Zuckerman B. <span class="paragraphSection">Socioeconomic disparities in health continue to exist, despite advances in medicine. Since the classic Whitehall studies, it has been well known that the social context in which an individual lives and works influences health. Mitigating the harmful consequences of social factors that contribute to health disparities has largely been left to the public health and policy communities, whereas clinical medicine has traditionally focused on identifying and reducing biological risk factors for an individual patient. The patient-centered medical home (PCMH), however, offers an important opportunity to promote population health through systematically addressing the social determinants of health.</span> 309 19 2001 2002 10.1001/jama.2013.1471 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1681306 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1687575 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Kuehn BM. <span class="paragraphSection">Like many developing countries, Malawi faces a shortage of clinicians to meet the demand for care. According to the World Health Organization, there are just 3 nurses per 10 000 Malawians (compared with approximately 100 nurses to 10 000 citizens in the United States and the United Kingdom) and even fewer physicians, with fewer than 1 per 10 000.</span> 309 19 1982 1983 10.1001/jama.2013.4514 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1687575