Study Population
obesity, chronic kidney disease, stroke, mental disability or illness, diabetes
OBESITY, STROKE, DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Eligible participants were 18 years and older and screened positive as having at
least 1 of 3 HRSN: financial resource strain, transportation needs, or food
insecurity. From this pool, patients were eligible if they had Medicare or
Medicaid and lived in a Philadelphia zip code where median annual household
income was less than $50 000. All participants had at least 1 chronic medical
condition including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease,
coronary artery disease, chronic lung disease, were an active smoker, or had a
history of a stroke. Patients who were unable to provide verbal consent due to
mental disability or illness were excluded.