Social Determinants of Health
Course Description
It is imperative that the healthcare workforce understands the many social factors that, because of systemic racism in our society, inequitably cause and exacerbate health problems and diseases. This course defines social determinants of health, helps participants understand how these determinants operate, and explains the relationships between SDOH, racism, and racial health inequities.
Objectives
- Define social determinants of health and health inequities
- Understand how social conditions influence health
- Describe elements of the Social Ecological Model and Life Course Model
- Explain the relationship between SDOH, racism and racial health inequitiesma in healthcare settings.
Course Offerings
Course References
- Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health: the Heckler Report | Perspectives Of Change (harvard.edu)
- Healthy People 2020 | health.gov
- The Emergence of Life Course Intervention Research: Optimizing Health Development and Child Well-Being | Pediatrics | American Academy of Pediatrics (aap.org)
- Socioecological Model – The Behavioral Scientist
- Racism and Health | Minority Health | CDC
- Equity vs. Equality: What’s the Difference? | Online Public Health (gwu.edu)
- 50 years of the inverse care law – The Lancet
- How the Model Minority Myth of Asian Americans Hurts Us All | TIME
- Extensive Data Shows Punishing Reach of Racism for Black Boys – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
- Educational Attainment and Lifestyle Risk Factors Associated With All-Cause Mortality in the US | Health Policy | JAMA Health Forum | JAMA Network
- Neurologic Complications of Poverty: the Associations Between Poverty as a Social Determinant of Health and Adverse Neurologic Outcomes | Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports (springer.com)
- https://www.cdhd.wa.gov/emergency/shelter-in-place
