Close to 70% of parents cite experiencing at least one social determinant of health during the past 12 months, including: being unable to pay one or more of their bills (32%); skipping a doctor/dentist appointment because they couldn’t afford to pay for visits or find transportation (32%); having trouble paying for or getting to a doctor/dentist appointment or medicine (30%); worrying about running out of food (23%); worrying about their/their family’s personal safety (17%); trouble finding work or affordable child care (17% each); or being unable to access a grocery store with healthy food options (10%). And 65% say non-medical factors like these limit their family’s ability to live a healthy life.
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