Social Determinants of Health

Accountable Communities for Health: What We Are Learning from Recent Evaluations

by Madeleine Deye | Oct 31, 2022 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

    Background Accountable Communities for Health (ACHs) are multisector, community-based partnerships that bring together health care, public health, social services, other local partners, and residents to address the unmet health and social needs of the...

Assessing Meaningful Community Engagement: A Conceptual Model to Advance Health Equity through Transformed Systems for Health

by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 14, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives

  “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”—Goethe   Introduction People and the communities they are a part of—defined as “groups of people affiliated by geographic proximity . . . or similar situations to address issues...

Patients, Families, and Communities COVID-19 Impact Assessment: Lessons Learned and Compelling Needs

by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 29, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >>   Introduction The health system exists to serve the most fundamental need of society: people’s health and well-being. To do so effectively requires engaging people...

Researchers Should Consider How Disparities Change Over Time and Space: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Madeleine Deye | Sep 8, 2021 | Commentary, Perspectives

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has revealed significant racial/ethnic inequalities in numerous aspects of American society. However, the massive disruption and upheaval to daily life caused by the pandemic can also present a unique moment in history...

Social Determinants of Health 201 for Health Care: Plan, Do, Study, Act

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 21, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

Introduction When Social Determinants of Health 101 for Health Care: Five Plus Five [1] (SDoH 101) was published in 2017, the social determinants of health (SDoH) were emerging as an important topic in health care. Since that time, our nation has experienced the...