Dispensing food before medicine – tackling food as a health issue

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Dispensing food before medicine - tackling food as a health issue

The U.S. government estimates that nearly half of all American adults could suffer from a preventable chronic disease like diabetes and high blood pressure.

Many of these health issues are related to poor nutrition.

Hospitals often have to deal with the consequences of those poor diets, but one U.S. healthcare group is taking a more hands-on approach.

CGTN’s Dan Williams reports.


Christopher Myers discusses coordination and delivery innovations in hospital systems

CGTN’s Rachelle Akuffo spoke to Christopher Myers, assistant professor and Director of Executive Education at Johns Hopkins University, about how hospitals and the health care system is evolving around better coordination and delivery of care.