article - National Action Agenda - The NIC Collaboration Hub

When Families Do Not Request Help: Assessing a Social Determinants of Health Screening Tool in Practice

Using pediatric social determinants of health screening data from a large medical system, we explored social needs dislosures and identified which needs were associated with resource connection requests. Method: Data came from records of outpatient p

Started by Amanda Taylor in Other

0 Replies

Reimagining Patient-Centered Care During a Pandemic in a Digital World: A Focus on Building Trust for Healing

Health care workers are facing incredible challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, including adjusting to a digital health environment. This NAM Perspectives commentary suggests methods for providers to learn how to show empathy and gain their patien

Started by Amanda Taylor in Other

0 Replies

Adjusting Quality Measures For Social Risk Factors Can Promote Equity In Health Care

Risk adjustment of quality measures using clinical risk factors is widely accepted; risk adjustment using social risk factors remains controversial. We argue here that social risk adjustment is appropriate and necessary in defined circumstances and t

Started by Amanda Taylor in Other

0 Replies

Determining the feasibility of an index of the social determinants of health using data from public sources

Abstract:

Examining the feasibility of developing an index measure for the social determinants of health using public data is needed. We examined these characteristics at the ZIP code in California and New York using public data extracted from the US

Started by Amanda Taylor in Other

0 Replies

A Social-Return-On-Investment Analysis Of Bon Secours Hospital’s ‘Housing For Health’ Affordable Housing Program

Abstract:

Community health programs aimed at addressing the social determinants of health often face challenges demonstrating their impact through traditional economic evaluation methods of return-on-investment analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis,

Started by Amanda Taylor in NeighborhoodEnvironment

0 Replies

One Year into the Pandemic: Implications of COVID-19 for Social Determinants of Health

The Kaiser Family Foundation published an analysis of how COVID-19 has impacted the social determinants of health one year into the pandemic.

Read the article >>

Started by Amanda Taylor in Other

0 Replies

Home quality and child health: Analysis of the Survey of Income and Program Participation

Abstract:

Housing is considered a core social determinant of health (SDH) through mechanisms such as the quality, affordability, and location of the home. However, few nationally representative studies examine these mechanisms simultaneously with chi

Started by Amanda Taylor in NeighborhoodEnvironment

0 Replies

Implementing a Targeted Approach to Social Determinants of Health Interventions

Abstract:

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). Although the greater focus on social det

Started by Amanda Taylor in Other

0 Replies

Better Housing Improves People’s Lives—Health Benefits Should Be Seen as a Bonus

Summary:

Many advocates hope that addressing the quality of housing, or similar social needs, can help us escape from the quagmire of ever-increasing US health care costs combined with stagnating health outcomes. Their logic is simple: low-income pop

Started by Amanda Taylor in NeighborhoodEnvironment

0 Replies

Social Determinants of Health Policies Require Strong Rollout

Highlights:

Housing quality is intrinsically tied with air quality, both of which are key social determinants of health. If someone lives in a housing environment with poor air quality, it will be far more challenging to attain and maintain wellness

Started by Amanda Taylor in NeighborhoodEnvironment

0 Replies

Machine Learning Helps Reduce Food Insecurity During COVID-19

Highlights:

Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute were able to use machine learning technology to reduce food insecurity in Pennsylvania communities during the pandemic. The team leveraged advanced analytics tools to create

Started by Amanda Taylor in NeighborhoodEnvironment

0 Replies

Why experts say healthcare needs to extend the interoperability conversation to public health

Highlights:

Bringing these groups into the fold is beneficial both to providers' work but also to their own efforts, he said. For example, a food pantry would benefit from having data on people's allergies, and a homeless shelter should have access

Started by Amanda Taylor in HealthcareBehavioral

0 Replies

What Is the Best Strategy for Social Determinants of Health Screens?

Highlights:

Relying simply on community-level data rather than conducting an individual social determinants of health screening increases the risk a patient will fall through the crack in social services interventions, according to new data publishe

Started by Amanda Taylor in Other

0 Replies

Regardless of the presidential election outcome, here are 5 health IT issues to watch

Highlights:

COVID-19 has highlighted the need to invest in a robust public health system that supports health equity. “It’s critical that we bolster the secure flow of de-identified health information into public health surveillance systems,” said W

Started by Amanda Taylor in Other

0 Replies

Ruling Preserves Critical Access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Overview:

A federal judge just dealt a stinging rebuke to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), striking down a federal rule limiting states’ ability to provide benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In District of

Started by Amanda Taylor in NeighborhoodEnvironment

0 Replies

Docs Keep Focus on Social Determinants of Health, Eye Reimbursement

Highlights:

Nearly three-quarters of doctors agree that social determinants of health will put the biggest strain on the healthcare industry come 2021, according to the third part of The Physicians Foundation 2020 Survey of America’s Physicians. Ano

Started by Amanda Taylor in Economic Mobility, Education, and HealthcareBehavioral

0 Replies

Buying Health For North Carolinians: Addressing Nonmedical Drivers Of Health At Scale

ABSTRACT

Since 2017 the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has asked how its resources could be optimized to buy health, not only health care. Thi

Started by Daniel Bach in CommunitySocial Context

0 Replies

Top 5 Social Determinants of Health Domains for Payers to Address

Highlights:

There are five social determinants of health domains, according to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) Healthy People 2030 website. While certain domains will at times require more urgent attention than others,

Started by Amanda Taylor in Other

0 Replies

Using Legal Services to Keep Children in Families: The F.I.R.S.T. Clinic

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/committees/childrens-rights/articles/2019/fall2019-using-legal-services-to-keep-children-in-families/

Started by Gillian Dunn in Legal Services

0 Replies

National Action Agenda

article (45)

When Families Do Not Request Help: Assessing a Social Determinants of Health Screening Tool in Practice

Reimagining Patient-Centered Care During a Pandemic in a Digital World: A Focus on Building Trust for Healing

Adjusting Quality Measures For Social Risk Factors Can Promote Equity In Health Care

Determining the feasibility of an index of the social determinants of health using data from public sources

A Social-Return-On-Investment Analysis Of Bon Secours Hospital’s ‘Housing For Health’ Affordable Housing Program

One Year into the Pandemic: Implications of COVID-19 for Social Determinants of Health

Home quality and child health: Analysis of the Survey of Income and Program Participation

Implementing a Targeted Approach to Social Determinants of Health Interventions

Better Housing Improves People’s Lives—Health Benefits Should Be Seen as a Bonus

Social Determinants of Health Policies Require Strong Rollout

Machine Learning Helps Reduce Food Insecurity During COVID-19

Why experts say healthcare needs to extend the interoperability conversation to public health

What Is the Best Strategy for Social Determinants of Health Screens?

Regardless of the presidential election outcome, here are 5 health IT issues to watch

Ruling Preserves Critical Access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Docs Keep Focus on Social Determinants of Health, Eye Reimbursement

Buying Health For North Carolinians: Addressing Nonmedical Drivers Of Health At Scale

ABSTRACT

Top 5 Social Determinants of Health Domains for Payers to Address

Using Legal Services to Keep Children in Families: The F.I.R.S.T. Clinic

Note: this page contains paid content.