The new battlefront over health programs for the poor is taking place over what has historically been a progressive concept: social determinants of health. The idea that social and environmental ...

From right to left: moderator: Stephen K. Klasko, M.D., M.B.A., President, Thomas Jefferson University and Chief Executive Officer, Jefferson Health; Jaewon Ryu, M.D ...

The social determinants of health have a disproportionate impact on individual and population health. As common sense would suggest, safe neighborhoods, nutritious diets, adequate housing and higher ...

Cardiovascular disease risk factor associations with social determinants of health vary significantly by nativity among Black US adults.

A new Health Policy Brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) examines factors that can contribute to health status. In the United States, less than 9 percent of health ...

Social determinants of health are social and environmental conditions that affect our “health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks” (Healthy People 2030). Watch this video below for an ...

A watershed change in healthcare documentation occurred on January 1, 2021. For the first time in 24 years, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS) created the opportunity to recognize ...

The coronavirus pandemic afflicted the US healthcare industry at a time when it was already experiencing rising rates of chronic disease, doctor burnout, and staff shortages—but it especially took a ...

Health care providers must address the social determinants of health – such as poverty, education, decent and safe housing, secure neighborhoods and other environmental factors – in order to improve ...