Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-racism Leadership Strategy (IDEALS)

Social Determinants of Health

 

The social determinants of health are the circumstances in which people are born, grow up, live, work, and age, as well as the systems put in place to deal with illness. These circumstances are in turn shaped by a wider set of forces: economics, social policies, and politics.

Books, Articles, Tools & Initiatives

A Framework for Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health - E-book; from National Academies Press

 

Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care: Moving Upstream to Improve the Nation’s Health - E-Book; From National Academies Press

 

A Practical Approach to Screening for Social Determinants of Health - Discusses concerns and challenges related to screening for social determinants of health; offers several tools and recommendations.  From AAFP

 

Social Needs Screening Tools (Pediatrics) - Compilation/comparison table of most widely used screening tools; from SIREN/UCSF

 

Social Needs Screening Tools (Non-Peds) - Compilation/comparison table of most widely used screening tools; from SIREN/UCSF

 

Healthy People 2030: Social Determinants of Health - From the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

 

Tools for Putting Social Determinants of Health into Action - Help practitioners take action to address SDOH; From CDC

 

Learning Modules

What are Social Determinants of Health? - From AMA; create free account to utilize interactive tool

 

Case-Based Critical Care Curriculum for Internal Medicine Addressing Social Determinants of Health - Includes cases and checklists for implementation; From MedEdPortal

 

Using TED Talks to Teach Social Determinants of Health - Workshop series on SDOH; each topic includes slides which center around a TED Talk as a discussion point

Videos

Social Determinants of Health

Video (4 min). Discuss “upstream” and “downstream” factors affecting health; From PsychHub

Podcasts

AMA Doc Talk: Fostering Healthier Communities

Why physicians should consider social determinants of health as a critical component of patient care

Additional Resources

Health People 2030 Objectives: Social Determinants of Health - From the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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