Information and resources about social determinants that impact the health of a person and of the community. For educators, leaders, and anyone who cares about creating better health outcomes in their community. The conversation starts here.
Social Determinants Resources
Essentials of Health Justice
“Essentials of Health Justice examines the social and structural determinants of health, systems of care for underserved populations, health equity, social justice and health policy.”
Tobin-Tyler, Elizabeth
Books or book chapters
General SDOH
Health Disparities/equity
The Problem with Race-Based Medicine
Roberts, Dorothy
TED Med Talk
Screening for Social Determinants of Health in Populations with Complex Needs: Implementation Considerations
Websites
General SDOH
City Health Dashboard
Websites
General SDOH
Could where you live influence how long you live?
Websites
General SDOH
Appropriate Use of Medical Interpreters
Juckett, Gregory
Journal publications
Language/Interpreter Use
Identifying Food Insecurity in Health Care Settings: A Review of the Evidence
Reports
Food insecurities
Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
Books or book chapters
Racism
National Center for Cultural Competence
“The mission of the NCCC is to increase the capacity of health care and mental health care programs to design, implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent […]
Websites
Culture/Culture humility/culture competence
Structural Competency
“Structural competency converses with past models, from structuralism to structural racism, to demonstrate how institutional, political, and economic forces generating stigma are invisible to actors […]
Websites
General SDOH