Salem Hospital Holds Golf Classic Sept. 13 to Fund Community Farm Pilot
Salem Hospital and the North Shore Physicians Group fundraise for a new community farm program to help reduce food insecurity, exacerbated by the pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed in stark relief the significant health disparities faced by underserved communities, and particularly communities of color. Salem Hospital, a member of Mass General Brigham and one of the community hospitals hardest hit by COVID-19, has reenergized efforts to address these health disparities on the North Shore.
Now screening patients for social determinants of health, such as access to safe housing, food, and other necessities, Salem Hospital has quantified food insecurity as a key issue in the community. To address this vital public health need, the hospital and its colleagues in North Shore Physician
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