http://pubs.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 14 May 2013 20:45:39 GMT Silverchair editor@pubs.jamanetwork.com webmaster@pubs.jamanetwork.com http://pubs.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://pubs.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1681306