Evaluating social determinants of health: Best practices, opportunities, and resources for collaborative quality initiatives

This guide is meant to introduce concepts central to integrating social determinants of health (SDOH) screening into health practices. The key questions explored and answered in this guide are:

1. What are SDOH?

2. How do we identify social needs in patients?
   Modes of Social Needs Identification 

3. When, where, and how do we screen patients?
   How to Integrate Screening Into Practice

4. How can Collaborative Quality Initiatives (CQIs) start doing this work?
   Recommendations for Implementation