Social determinants of health are an individual’s personal circumstances that impact their health and well-being. They include political, socioeconomic, and cultural factors. Other examples of social ...

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 past decade has seen a growing recognition of the importance of social determinants of health for health outcomes. However, the degree to which US health systems are directly investing in ...

Delays in oncologic time to treatment initiation (TTI) independently and adversely affect disease-specific mortality. Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) are increasingly recognized as significant ...

As the medical industry continues to understand how social determinants of health impact overall wellness, the topics of environment and climate change have come into view. SDOH specifically refer to ...

As healthcare organizations prioritize social determinants of health (SDOH) work, they’re building out care teams that can support patients’ social needs. Indeed, in healthcare’s era of team-based ...

Each stakeholder has an important role to play in what should be a harmonious collaboration. Precise use of terminology is an important first step in determining what those roles should be. The term ...