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Editor’s note: This is the first in a five-week series highlighting Nantahala Health Foundation’s work to remove barriers to health for underserved individuals living in far-western North Carolina by addressing the conditions, circumstances and environments in which people are born, live, work and age. These factors, collectively classified as “social drivers of health,” are known to significantly impact overall health and well-being.
By Lisa Duff, Guest Columnist
Safe and affordable housing plays a pivotal role in shaping individual and community health outcomes, making it one of the most fundamental social determinants of health.
“The connection between…