SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

Resources To Use:

https://www.cdc.gov/about/sdoh/index.htmlLinks to an external site.

Benda, N. C., Veinot, T. C., Sieck, C. J., & Ancker, J. S. (2020). Broadband internet access is a social determinant of health!Links to an external site.. American Journal of Public Health, 110(8), 1123-1125. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305784

• Romain, C. V., Trinidad, S., & Kotagal, M. (2022). The effect of social determinants of health on telemedicine access during the COVID-19 pandemicLinks to an external site.. Pediatric Annals, 51(8), e311-e315. https://doi.org/10.3928/19382359-20220606-04
• Singh, P., Jonnalagadda, P., Morgan, E., & Fareed, N. (2022). Outpatient portal use in prenatal care: differential use by race, risk, and area social determinants of healthLinks to an external site.. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 29(2), 364-371. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocab242
• Ye, J., & Ma, Q. (2021). The effects and patterns among mobile health, social determinants, and physical activity: a nationally representative cross-sectional studyLinks to an external site.. AMIA Summits on Translational Science Proceedings, 653-662.
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8378627/

To Prepare:

• Reflect on the concept of social determinants of health as presented in the resources.
• Contemplate whether digital inclusion or broad band access should be added to the 5 key areas of social determinants of health.
• Using the optional outside resources or other peer reviewed journal articles, consider how electronic health records, mobile health, patient portals, or telemedicine can impact and be impacted by the social determinants of health.
• A description of your views on whether digital inclusion or broad band access should be added as a key area to the social determinants of health.
• Be specific and provide examples that support your position.
• Explain how electronic health records, mobile health, patient portals, or telemedicine can impact and be impacted by the social determinants of health.
• Support your explanation with the required or optional resources. (Include citations and references)