Helping patients with lupus navigate disability insurance, so they can maintain care after a job loss, is just one step physicians can take to address health disparities, according to data published ...

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 ...

Social determinants of health significantly influence health care costs across Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance programs. Educational attainment and social isolation notably affect Medicaid ...

Social determinants of health (SDoH) are independent risk factors for asthma, according to a study published online Oct. 24 ...

Most doctors in the U.S. now understand that their patients cannot live healthy lives when nutritious foods, safe housing, and other basic needs are out of reach. Recognizing this, health systems and ...

Decode Colorado, digs into the healthcare landscape in Colorado. When you consider how, when, and why you get sick or deal with certain health conditions, are factors like race, socioeconomic status, ...

While acknowledging the challenges to using SDOH information in practice, a presenter at the American College of Rheumatology ...

HSS Investigators Address the Impact of Social Determinants of Health and Perception of Discrimination on Health Outcomes in People with Rheumatologic Diseases "Social determinants of health -- such ...

BACKGROUND: There is an increasing call for health care professionals to understand social determinants of health (SDOH); however, there is little consensus on what to teach, how to teach SDOH, or how ...

The preschool years present a critical developmental period sensitive to changes in public health and social policy, for which robust investments in programs that support families can improve ...

The center hosts more than dozen nonprofit organizations, boasting a behavioral therapy center, community health center and ...