{"id":1120,"date":"2022-03-14T15:02:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T15:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/bluekcblog\/brief_articles\/q1-2022-because-health-disparities-have-no-place-in-our-community\/"},"modified":"2023-05-03T22:52:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T22:52:31","slug":"q1-2022-because-health-disparities-have-no-place-in-our-community","status":"publish","type":"brief_articles","link":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/brief_articles\/q1-2022-because-health-disparities-have-no-place-in-our-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Q1 2022 Because health disparities have no place in our community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/bluekcblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Article4_Hero_TheBrief_March22-1024x440-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4969\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are gaps in healthcare. We\u2019re working to close them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many social needs go unmet. We\u2019re addressing these head on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re working to promote healthy equity and improve healthcare outcomes for people in every zip code. Those five digits shouldn\u2019t determine how healthy, or how unhealthy, you are.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of our commitment to advance health equity and improve the well-being of our members, Blue KC&#8217;s Community Health team is working to reduce avoidable disparities in healthcare and health outcomes that disproportionately burden marginalized and minority members.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our first initiative will address the maternal\/child health crisis plaguing women of color, which often substantially exceed the rates of their white counterparts. A significant component of this work involves addressing our members&#8217; social needs \u2013 including transportation, housing, and food insecurity. These challenges exacerbate chronic conditions that often result in avoidable illnesses, high-cost members, and increased health disparities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue KC efforts in these areas include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Partnering with the Mid-America Regional Council to address the social needs of Spira Care patients and members engaged with Care Management<\/li><li>Deploying community health workers to address the social needs of repeat high utilizers of the emergency department<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about Blue KC\u2019s Community Health team and its efforts on health equity, contact <a href=\"mailto:CommunityHealth@BlueKC.com\">CommunityHealth@BlueKC.com<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1122,"template":"","the_brief_categories":[33],"brief_tag":[37],"class_list":["post-1120","brief_articles","type-brief_articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","the_brief_categories-employer-resources","brief_tag-blue-kc-in-community"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Q1 2022 Because health disparities have no place in our community - The Blueprint Blog - Blue KC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Q1 2022 Because health disparities have no place in our community - The Blueprint Blog - Blue KC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There are gaps in healthcare. 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