Making The “Social” Actually Happen In Whole Person Care

The supporting data is in—and continues to pile up—on the effects of social determinants of health (SDOH). Just in the last month, The Obesity Society reported on findings linking SDOH to an increased risk in obesity (see Higher Social Determinants Of Health Burden Linked To Increase In Obesity). Another new study linked increased complications in diabetes with consumers living in the most social and economically deprived counties in the U.S. (see Diabetes Crisis More Common in ‘Deprived’ Parts of the U.S.). Johns Hopkins Medicine research found maternal health disparities are a driving factor behind poor birthing . . .