Assessing (& Addressing) Consumers’ Social Support Needs

Social determinants of health — such as poverty, lack of education, racism, discrimination, environment, and community conditions – should be a common strategic conversation in health care. The links between social conditions and health care resource use are now well documented – see Lifetime Stressful Experiences Worsen Risk Of Developing Alzheimer’s , Residents Of Disadvantaged Neighborhoods May Have Increased Alzheimer’s Risk, Children Who Witness Violence Are Three Times More Likely To Inject Drugs As Adults, and Majority of Physicians Cite Poor Health Outcomes Due To Lack of Social Supports . The question is, what to do about it? Is there a best practice . . .