Addressing the drivers of health: Engaging members and patients, employees, and communities beyond health

The root causes of disparate health outcomes include racism and bias, structural flaws in the health care system, and deep inequities within the drivers of health (DOH). To advance health equity, organizations should look outside of the traditional health care system and address these social, economic, and environmental factors that lead to healthy or unhealthy outcomes. This research focuses on the ways health care leaders can address inequities in the DOH in their patients and members, employees, and community, and through relationships in the larger ecosystem.