National Minority Health Month: Bridging Health Equity Gaps
Learn how National Minority Health Month in April raises awareness about health disparities, promotes health equity, and supports marginalized communi…
Tag: Social determinants of health
How Often Should Patients Be Screened for Social Needs?
As more healthcare systems consider implementing a social determinants of health (SDoH) screening program to care for patients’ non-medical needs, …
SDoH Screening Is Tackling the Social Needs of Patients in US Community Health Centers
Since the 1960s, community health centers (also called Federally Qualified Health Centers) have made it their mission to increase people’s access to…
Nemours Children’s Health Goes Beyond Medicine to Cure Families’ Social Needs
Nemours Children’s Health knows healthcare is more than just medicine. The conditions in which we are born, grow, live, work, and age – known as s…
The Commercial Determinants of Health
In the last few years of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have come to appreciate the critical importance of public health. In honor of National Publ…
Want to Screen Patients for SDoH? Consider These Factors
Did you know that our health is influenced by many non-medical factors? That’s right. The conditions in which we are born, grow, live, work, and age…
New Resource: Congressional District Health Dashboard
Research shows that the conditions in which we are born, grow, live, work, and age can have a big impact on our health. Health data tools, like Salud …
3 More Amazing SDoH Screening Tools
To help address social needs, or the non-medical barriers to health, more healthcare systems are screening patients for social determinants of health …
3 Tools to Screen for Social Determinants of Health
As more healthcare systems start to screen patients for social determinants of health (SDoH), we at Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio are spotli…
The Rise of Screening for Social Determinants of Health
Did you know that your Zip code is more important than your genetic code in predicting how long you will live? That’s right – where you live can h…