University of California, San Francisco
Background: Social determinants of health (SDoH) have significant implications for health outcomes in the United States (US). Emergency Departments (EDs) function as the safety nets of the American healthcare system, caring for many vulnerable populations.
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Emergency department-based interventions affecting social determinants of health in the United States: a scoping review
L.A. Walter, E.M. Schoenfeld, C.H. Smith, E. Shufflebarger, C. Khoury, K. Baldwin, J. Hess, M. Heimann, C. Crosby, S.Y. Sontheimer, S. Gragg, D. Hand, J. McIlwain, C. Green, R.M. Skains, E.P. Hess
Acad Emerg Med
2020
Peer Reviewed ResearchReview
Receipt of social needs assistance and health center patient experience of care
K.H. Nguyen, A.N. Trivedi, M.B. Cole
Am J Prev Med
Introduction: Community health centers often screen for and address patients’ unmet social needs.
2020
Peer Reviewed ResearchOther Study Design
Legal needs of patients attending an urban family practice in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: an observational study of a legal health clinic
G. Agarwal, M. Pirrie, D. Edwards, B. Delleman, S. Crowe, H. Tye, J. Mallin
BMC Fam Pract
Background: Individuals living in poverty often visit their primary care physician for health problems resulting from unmet legal needs. Providing legal services for those in need may therefore improve health outcomes. Poverty is a social determinant of health.
2020
Peer Reviewed ResearchOther Study Design
Housing is mental health care: A call for Medicaid demonstration waivers covering housing
J. Mathis
Psychiatr Serv
Housing is critical to enabling people with serious mental illnesses to live successfully in their communities.
2020
Commentaries & BlogsLatent class analysis to represent social determinant of health risk groups in the Medicaid cohort of the District of Columbia
M.L. McCarthy, Z. Zheng, M.E. Wilder, A. Elmi, P. Kulie, S. Johnson, S.L. Zeger
Med Care
Objective: To develop distinct social risk profiles based on social determinants of health (SDH) information and to determine whether these social risk groups varied in terms of health, health care utilization, and costs.
2020
Peer Reviewed ResearchOther Study Design
Caring for the whole child: A new way to finance initiatives to improve children’s health and well-being
Manatt Health
A growing recognition that socioeconomic factors affect health outcomes in significant ways is fueling new community investments and change in health care delivery systems1.
2020
Issue Briefs & ReportsInvesting in community health: A toolkit for hospitals
A.S.P. Gaskins, R. Steinitz, R. Hacke
Center for Community Investment
This long-planned community investment toolkit came to fruition during the first six months of 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic spread across the United States and the world. Hospitals were consumed with preparing and caring for COVID-19 patients.
2020
Tools & ToolkitsCivic engagement for the underserved—A clinician imperative
A.P. Kelly, M. Wetherhorn
J Health Care Poor Underserved
There's a great deal of rightful discussion these days about social determinants of health (SDOH).
2020
Commentaries & BlogsImplementing a targeted approach to social determinants of health interventions
S.H. Jain, P. Chandrashekar
Am J Manag Care
The scale of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and its disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations has spurred unprecedented focus on and investment in social determinants of health (SDOH).
2020
Commentaries & BlogsThe exchange and use of cultural and social capital among community health workers in the United States
J.M. Saint Onge, J.V. Brooks
Sociol Health Illn
Community health care workers (CHWs), lay community members with basic health care training, have been charged with providing appropriate care for vulnerable populations, addressing social determinants and improving population health.
2020
Peer Reviewed ResearchOther Study Design
