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Some big changes in 2022 and 2023 have set up the healthcare sector to advance screening for non-medical social needs in 2024 and beyond. This is great news as we work to address social determinants of health (SDoH), improve health outcomes, and reduce health disparities. But one key social need – transportation – isn’t getting …
The post As Social Need Screening Advances, Transportation Remains an Afterthought appeared first on Salud America.
The U.S. has a violent child death problem. Developing strategies to prevent violent child deaths death from firearms and traffic crashes is a demanding task that requires consideration of numerous upstream, interrelated, and tangential issues. To help safety advocates develop strategies to prevent violent child death, we compiled five frameworks to help: Understand and explain …
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Individual health is influenced by a variety of non-medical factors, like where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age. These conditions are known as Social Determinants of Health (SDoH). To help improve health and wellbeing through SDoH, the White House and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have released new …
The post Explore the U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) appeared first on Salud America.
Today, we rely on the internet for school, work, and even health. With so many needing internet access as an everyday tool, and populations like Latinos facing a digital divide, digital inclusion and equity is more important than ever! Digital Inclusion Week aims to bring awareness, recognition, and celebration to promote digital equity throughout communities …
The post Digital Inclusion for All: Celebrating Digital Inclusion Week 2022 appeared first on Salud America.
As COVID-19 exposed cracks in our healthcare system and racial/ethnic health inequities, community health workers rose to the challenge to educate communities on virus prevention, dispel misinformation, and advocate for the vaccine. Community health workers – called promotoras in Latino communities – are non-medical public health workers who connect people to healthcare and social services. …
The post Tell HHS: Promotoras Are Essential for Public Health and Vaccine Education! appeared first on Salud America.
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