Closing the gap: Collaborative care addresses social determinants of health.

Social determinants of health have a significant impact on individual and community health outcomes. Using an integrated behavioral health model at a primary care clinic-a Federally Qualified Health Center-NPs led an interdisciplinary team to address outcome measures that are influenced by social determinants of health.

Collaborative Care: Integrating Behavioral Health Into the Primary Care Setting.

Introduction: Integrated behavioral health is a model of health care that aims to meet the complex health care needs of patients in primary care settings. Collaborative Care (CC) is an evidence-based model incorporating an interdisciplinary team to improve outcomes for behavioral health disorders commonly seen by primary care providers.

Aim: CC was implemented in a nurse-managed health center in a medically underserved community of Chicago with a team of family nurse practitioners, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, and a licensed clinical social worker.