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Sister of Mercy, Mary Haddad, is President and CEO of the Catholic Health Association in the United States.
That has been a continual theme for me – that our call is really dynamic and our response should be as well. So it's given me an opportunity to have multiple experiences throughout my religious life.Our work is guided by Catholic social teaching. We have a particular focus on human dignity, the common good, and are concerned for those who are most vulnerable. We believe that in order for a person to thrive and to flourish in their community, they have to be healthy.
· We’ve looked at the behavioral and mental health needs that have increased dramatically since Covid. Pre-Covid there were great incidences of suicide and other mental health related issues, that exacerbated again, because of the experience of many people feeling removed, and isolated during this time.
· As we moved into these areas, we also recognized more fully the impact that environmental and social factors have on one's health. And so we framed what we call the “social determinants of health”: that a person has safe housing, gainful employment, access to healthy food.
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