• Students grasp how the Social Determinant Health (SDH) factors affect a patient’s health, how to ask patients the right questions about them, and how to help improve health outcomes and health equity for all patients.

• Upon successful completion of the social determinant’s assignment, students will consider non-biological factors when developing treatment plans.

Due Date: Friday February 23^rd, 2024, at 5PM.

Maximum Points: 1 point

Step 2: Identify an article that looks at the SDH and condition. You will find examples of articles provided in the references section. Paste a link to the article you find in your post.

Step 3: Write two things you learned from the article, for ex. explain how the SDH can be applied to the condition you selected for your article, ex. lack of having a fridge at home to store the insulin affected treatment of diabetes.

Q: List 3 social history questions you could ask the patient that might help you uncover information regarding the social determinants of health to improve outcomes for your patient? Ex. Has lack of transportation prevented you from getting appointments?

Q: Give an example of how your management plan may change based on the social determinant of health?

Reproduction - Impact of Education on Contraceptive Knowledge: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10521032/#:~:text=Educational%20interventions%20can%20help%20individuals,decisions%20and%20use%20contraception%20correctly.

Gastroenterology - Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Colorectal Cancer: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9069392/

Social determinants of health:

• WHO: https://www.who.int/health-topics/social-determinants-of-health#tab=tab_1

• CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/about/sdoh/index.html#:~:text=Social%20determinants%20of%20health%20(SDOH,the%20conditions%20of%20daily%20life.

• https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/social-determinants-health

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