Being healthy is about more than seeing a doctor or personal health behaviors. Access to clinical care actually accounts for only 10-20% of a person's overall health. The rest is shaped by external conditions - where they live and work, how much money they make, or their position in the community. Explore the social determinants of health and their impact on health outcomes in this short course.
Learning Objectives:
- Define the social determinants of health;
- Give examples of ways social determinants of health contribute to disparities in health outcomes;
- Identify strategies to improve systems and policies that affect social determinants of health.
Target Audience: Public health professionals, health department staff, clinicians
Duration: 60 minutes
Continuing Education Information: 1.0 Continuing Competency Credits for CHES, 1.0 credit for RDNs
CHES Provider number: 99036; CPEU Provider number: 21216Format: Web-based Training, Self-Study
Created/Updated: October 2022
Authors: Abigail Stoica, MPH and Caitlin Meyer Krause, MPH
Narration by: Erich Healy
Disclosures: The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.
