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 …

Background: “Social determinants of heath” (SDHs) are nonclinical factors that profoundly
affect health. Helping community health centers (CHCs) document patients' SDH data in …

Background. Childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity are related to health risks,
medical conditions, and increased risk of adult obesity, with its attendant effects on morbidity …

Background: Falls among older adults are both prevalent and preventable. Purpose: To
describe the benefits and harms of interventions that could be used by primary care practitioners …

CONTEXT: Births resulting from unintended pregnancies are associated with substantial
maternity and infant care costs to the federal and state governments; these costs have never …

Leveraging the experiential cognition and motivational factors of 3D games, we conduct a
pilot study that utilizes Ever Quest 2 as pedagogical learning tool for English as a second …

Modern contraception has given women and couples the means to control whether and when
to have children. Moreover, it has had important public health consequences for women …

PURPOSE This pilot study assessed the feasibility of implementing electronic health record (EHR)
tools for collecting, reviewing, and acting on patient-reported social determinants of …

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 …

Many studies have demonstrated a relationship between income inequality and poor health,
but how does income inequality impact health? One possible explanation is that greater …