Hardship, Opportunity and Life Expectancy: Place Matters

Doriane C. Miller, MD Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, Center for Community Health and Vitality University of Chicago Medicine

Patients, Population and Practice: Growing Community Health

University of WI, Madison June 2, 2016

Factors Contributing to Mortality

adapted from McGinnis and Foege, JAMA 1993

PatientsPracticePopulation COLLABORATION

• Who do you serve • Understand health disparities • Community characteristics • Key partnerships

– Public Health – Hospital Systems – Insurers – Community organizations – Schools – Faith community