Mental & Physical Health
Recognizing the importance of managing individuals’ health holistically via integration of mainstream and alternative care
Historically, health management programs have focused on one chronic disease at a time, often missing opportunities to support a broader set of health care needs related to primary prevention and health promotion. Those same programs had previously largely omitted an expanded focus to include social as well as mental health and emotional needs, via both traditional and non-traditional services. When building any population health programs, factoring in emotional well-being has not only proven to increase outcomes, but it improves the member experience. This article is the first in a series highlighting the evolution of U.S. Healthcare focus from primarily physical health symptomatic interventions to the entire person; and the opportunities that provides for enriched services and programs to improve outcomes.