Identifying societal influences on health can improve health outcomes and quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities Once these societal factors are identified, ...

After screening for health-related social needs, health systems and hospitals can connect patients with community-based resources. CMOs should be concerned that the health-related social needs of ...

This study provides insight on the experiences of patients of a national health plan with 2 structural determinants of health—health care discrimination and health literacy—and how those interact with ...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), in collaboration with several state and academic partners, has released new findings from a statewide su ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Overall, 73.5% of hospitals screened for social determinants of health using any method, and 39.4% used ...

CHICAGO — Health equity is about fair and just care for everyone, and there’s no quality in healthcare without equity, Jillian Rose-Smith, PhD, MPH, MSW, vice president and chief equity officer at ...

The health challenges of an alarming number of people can be traced to the social determinants of health, and that’s increasingly a real concern for employers. Those social determinants — the ...

Healthcare providers are struggling to get patients to tell them about problems they face outside of the exam room. Providers want patients to tell them about their social needs but confront mistrust, ...

There is a pressing need to explore and understand which social determinants of health (SDOH) and health inequities act as significant influential factors that contribute to low breast cancer ...

SEATTLE — Social determinants of health, nonmedical factors that can have a significant influence on health and lead to various disparities in a variety of ways, affect the well-being of patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with OA who had difficulties with social determinants of health less likely underwent TJA. Difficulties ...