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Determinants of health, a broader term, include personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that impact health. Social determinants of health, a primary component of determinants of health “are the conditions in the environment where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality of life outcomes and risks.”
The social determinants of health contribute to wide health disparities and inequities in areas such as economic stability, education quality and access, healthcare quality and access, neighborhood and built environment, and social and community context. Nursing practices such as assessment, health promotion, access to care, and patient teaching support improvements in health outcomes. The social determinants of health are closely interrelated with the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion, health policy, and communication. (American Academy of Colleges of Nursing)
To learn more, research the links below. These are some of the organizations that offer resources related to the SDOH:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (https://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants/index.htm) |
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Healthy People (https://health.gov/healthypeople) A promotional toolkit for Healthy People 2030 is available at: https://health.gov/our-work/national-health-initiatives/healthy-people/healthy-people-2030/promoting-healthy-people-2030
Healthy People groups the social determinants of health into 5 domains, including Economic Stability, Education Access and Quality, Health Care Access and Quality, Neighborhood and Built Environment, and Social and Community Context. Consider using these goals and objectives in your health ministry goals and data monitoring to reflect concrete measures of program outcomes: https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/social-determinants-health |
Kaiser Family Foundation now called KFF (https://www.kff.org/) KFF published an issue brief in May of 2018, entitled Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity, that is available for review at: https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/beyond-health-care-the-role-of-social-determinants-in-promoting-health-and-health-equity/ Artiga, S., & Hinton, E. (2018, May). Beyond health care: The role of social determinants in promoting health and health equity. KFF Issue Brief. Retrieved December 28, 2021, from https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/beyond-health-care-the-role-of-social-determinants-in-promoting-health-and-health-equity/ |