Social determinants of health significantly impact morbidity and mortality; however, physicians
lack ready access to this information in patient care and population management. Just as …

The United States falls behind other industrial-ized nations on most health indicators1 and
remains plagued by stark health disparities. 2 Efforts to understand the factors underlying …

Importance Responding to the substantial research on the relationship between social risk
factors and health, enthusiasm has grown around social risk screening in health care settings…

Introduction This paper describes the adoption of an electronic health record-based social
determinants of health screening tool in a national network of more than 100 community …

Objective. For over a decade, the field of medicine has recognized the importance of studying
and designing strategies to prevent safety issues in hospitals and clinics. However, there …

Importance Use of effective contraception decreases unintended pregnancy. It is not known
whether Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act increased use of contraception …

SDOH THEME ISSUE: Despite an initial uptick in screenings (but not referrals), stepped-wedge
trial study results reinforce the need for both targeted research and enhanced resources …

PURPOSE The Affordable Care Act of 2010 supports marked expansions in Medicaid
coverage in the United States. As of January 1, 2014, a total of 25 states and the District of …

A wealth of emerging evidence on the associations between social determinants of health (SDH)(eg,
food, housing, transportation, and education) and health outcomes1–7 has fueled a …

Background: Although there is a growing literature on the process of engaging stakeholders
in medical research, there are a lack of clearly-defined measures for reporting and …