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Integrating Health- and Social Care Systems

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In this chapter we examine the impact of social issues on people’s health and well-being and present the argument that integration at both population-level and in delivery of direct services are necessary to achieve better outcomes and address inequalities. Different approaches to responding to social need are taken within and between countries and regions. This is influenced by macro-economic, funding and delivery structures, and also their cultural traditions of how best to care for those with social needs. Despite such differences there are common lessons that can be shared internationally.

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  1. Clinical Services Integration and Population Health, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    John Eastwood

  2. Department of Social Work and Social Care, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

    Robin Miller

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  1. Institute for Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health System Research, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany

    Volker Amelung

  2. Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Viktoria Stein

  3. Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Esther Suter

  4. University of Newcastle, Gosford, NSW, Australia

    Nicholas Goodwin

  5. Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK

    Ellen Nolte

  6. Innovation Division and Clalit Research Institute, Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Ran Balicer

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Eastwood, J., Miller, R. (2021). Integrating Health- and Social Care Systems. In: Amelung, V., Stein, V., Suter, E., Goodwin, N., Nolte, E., Balicer, R. (eds) Handbook Integrated Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69262-9_6

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