All Articles on Social Determinants Of Health
HEAT panel explores social determinants of healthIan Maki reflects on well-attended event sponsored by Group Health’s Health Equity and Access Team.
Don’t wait: Dr. Leana Wen urges public health action nowDr. Paula Lozano shares inspirational moments from Dr. Leana Wen’s visit to Group Health. See short videos of Dr. Wen, with her full talk to come.
Dr. Leana Wen: Better care is not our biggest health challengeIn a Seattle Times op-ed, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana S. Wen calls on the city to tackle poverty, violence, and racism to improve health.
Rising health care costs demand action to protect common resourcesDr. Eric Larson issues a challenge to politicians and health care professionals: Talk about health care costs and take action to slow their growth.
Addressing social determinants of health through researchMany Kaiser Permanente studies look at the social side of health—and help to lessen related health disparities.
How Dr. Leana Wen’s emergency room lessons translate to primary careDr. Matt Handley, primary care physician, finds a common theme for acute and long-term care in When Doctors Don’t Listen, a book by the 2016 Birnbaum speaker.
Is hospital readmission linked to alcohol use and social factors?Drs. Katharine Bradley and Gwen Lapham studied drinking habits and hospital readmission. They found that underlying social determinants might be the connection.
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