Assignment task: Social Determinants of Health
Introduction: Use Walden White paper or the CDC
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2022), "Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life... SDOH are one of three priority areas for Healthy People 2030, along with health equity and health literacy. Healthy People 2030 sets data-driven national objectives in five key areas of SDOH: healthcare access and quality, education access and quality, social and community context, economic stability, and neighborhood and built environment. Some examples of SDOH included in Healthy People 2030 are safe housing, transportation, and neighborhoods; polluted air and water; and access to nutritious foods and physical health opportunities".
To Prepare:
- Reflect on the concept of social determinants of health as presented in the resources.
- Contemplate whether digital inclusion or broad band access should be added to the 5 key areas of social determinants of health.
- Using the optional outside resources or other peer reviewed journal articles, consider how electronic health records, mobile health, patient portals, or telemedicine can impact and be impacted by the social determinants of health.
Post a description of your views on whether or not digital inclusion or broad band access should be added as a key area to the social determinants of health. Be specific and provide examples that support your position. Explain how electronic health records, mobile health, patient portals, or telemedicine can impact and be impacted by the social determinants of health. Support your explanation with the required or optional resources.
Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days using one or more of the following approaches:
- Respond to a colleague whose views differed from yours on whether digital inclusion of broad band access should be added as a key area to the social determinants of health. Expand on your colleagues' posting by providing additional insights or contrasting perspectives based on the readings.
- Respond to a colleague who discussed a different health IT system than you did. Share an insight from having read your colleagues' posting, synthesizing the readings to provide new perspectives on how the system can impact or be impacted by the social determinants of health.
Note: Throughout this program, your fellow students are referred to as colleagues.