Why Closing Care Gaps Isn’t Just a Metric — It’s a Matter of Trust
Let’s be honest. When most people hear the phrase ‘closing care gaps,’ they picture spreadsheets and compliance dashboards. And sure, HEDIS measures matter — a lot. But what they really represent, underneath all the data, is something far more personal: whether someone actually got the care they needed. At SCCP, we’ve been doing this work […]
Social Determinants Are Not a Sidebar — They’re the Story
Ask any seasoned care coordinator what gets in the way of a member’s health, and they’ll give you a list that goes way beyond the clinical. Transportation. Food insecurity. Unstable housing. The fear of taking time off work for an appointment that might cost more than they can afford. We’ve known for decades that social […]
SCCP Cares Foundation
Southland Care Coordination Partners, Inc. participated in a local food drive on Saturday, 11/22 and provided meals for over 300 families in the South Suburban Cook County area. There were over 22 communities served by Respond Now located in Chicago Heights, IL. SCCP purchased food and our staff donated food items. We packed over 240 […]
The Role of Integrative Health in Mental Wellness
As healthcare providers, medical researchers, and mental health professionals continue to explore the mind-body connection, it has become clear that a collaborative care model is ideal for many people. Integrative health is an innovative field that takes a comprehensive approach to health by considering each individual’s physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs and the impact […]
Respond Now Donation
Thank you for your generous donation of $2,000.00. Your faithful support of Respond Now this year has allowed us to continue helping families become stable by providing food, emergency prescriptions, and homelessness prevention services.
SCCP Onsite Mobile Mammography Event
We partnered with Aetna Better Health of IL and Roseland Community Hospital. There were representatives onsite from Aetna Better Health of IL and Congresswoman’s Robin Kelly’s office.
New Research Explains the Link Between Meat and Cancer
The World Health Organization identifies red meat as a probable carcinogen due to the positive correlation between its consumption and the development of colorectal cancer. Since this declaration, additional studies have also found a link between cancer and red meat, but none have been able to pinpoint causation, only correlation, until now. A new study […]
The New Study Suggests a Plant-based Diet Slashes your Risk of Severe COVID-19 by 73 Percent
Individuals who follow a plant-based diet are 73 percent less likely to experience moderate-to-severe COVID-19 symptoms, according to a new study published by scientific journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. The study involved 2,884 frontline healthcare workers from six countries—including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States—568 of whom were infected […]
What you need to know before, during and after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine
Millions of people around the world have now been safely vaccinated against COVID-19, bringing us all one step closer to getting back to doing more of the things we enjoy with the people we love. For many the COVID-19 vaccines couldn’t come fast enough, but others understandably have questions about the vaccination process and what […]
Spirituality and Health
Spirituality is the way you find meaning, hope, comfort, and inner peace in your life. Many people find spirituality through religion. Some people find it through music, art, or a connection with nature. Others find it in their values and principles.