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The Importance of Addressing Social Determinants of Health, and the Challenges Remaining
While the importance of addressing social determinants of health is becoming more clear, there are still challenges for this new field—delving into the arena can be daunting for health systems, and there is not much evidence yet on best practices for screening patients and getting them to the right resouces.
Health disparities stemming from social, economic, and environmental factors have become a growing target in healthcare, with payers, providers, and policy makers turning their attention on how to address those nonmedical factors that impact an individual’s overall health and health outcomes outside of the medical setting.
While the importance of addressing social determinants of health is becoming more clear, there are still challenges for this new field—delving into the arena can be daunting for health systems, and there is not much evidence yet on best practices for screening patients and getting them to the right resouces.
In this podcast, we talk to Clifford Goodman, PhD, of The Lewin Group; Shantanu Agrawal, MD, MPhil, of National Quality Forum; and Rachel Gold, PhD, MPH, of the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research.
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Doctors Talk About How Social Determinants Affect Their Work With Patients
Physicians Call for Action on Social Determinants of Health
Humana's "Bold Goal" Update Finds More Healthy Days for Medicare Members in 4 Cities
A Health Plan's Investigation of Healthy Days and Chronic Conditions
Dr Shantanu Agrawal: Bringing Together the Community to Tackle Social Determinants of Health
Dr Shantanu Agrawal Highlights Progress Being Made to Address Health Inequities
Data Necessary to Appropriately Address Social Determinants of Health
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