An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The coronavirus pandemic afflicted the US healthcare industry at a time when it was already experiencing rising rates of chronic disease, doctor ...

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the life and environmental conditions that people experience in their daily lives ...

Money and love are the primary social determinants of health, according to our newly published research. Although not the focus of our healthcare system, they may play an important role in our health.

SEATTLE — Social determinants of health, nonmedical factors that can have a significant influence on health and lead to various disparities in a variety of ways, affect the well-being of patients ...

Up to 80% of health outcomes are influenced by factors beyond clinical care such as economic wellbeing, housing, food insecurity, and other community and social factors.1 These social drivers can ...

Stark racial and ethnic disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic led to many health policy changes focused on addressing social needs and social determinants of health to improve health equity. There ...

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The settings in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, and age are known as social determinants of health or SDOH. These non-medical elements influence a wide range of health, functional, and ...

Discussions of social determinants of health might focus on the obvious ones—like income or education—while overlooking some other social determinants that impact health in complex ways. In recent ...

Research from the Christensen Institute reveals the messages, models, and metrics that healthcare leaders need to innovate successfully. "We might all be in the same storm, but we're not in the same ...

Our health system is transforming, moving from a fee-for-service model to a value-based, coordinated care delivery system. As this effort continues to gain momentum, providers are starting to take a ...