Explore the U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)
Individual health is influenced by a variety of non-medical factors, like where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age. These …
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Dr. Amelie Ramirez Wins AACI Cancer Health Equity Award
Dr. Amelie Ramirez, leader of Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio, has won the 2023 Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) Cancer Health…
#SaludTues Tweetchat 9/5/23: Building a Healthier Future for Latinos
Latinos face many challenges to good health. Equitable access to healthcare is often out of reach. Discrimination is a reality for many, along with fi…
Is Machismo a Healthcare Barrier for Latino Men?
Research suggests that men, regardless of race/ethnicity, are generally less likely to go to the doctor than women. But some men who value masculinity…
SDoH Screening Is Tackling the Social Needs of Patients in US Community Health Centers
Since the 1960s, community health centers (also called Federally Qualified Health Centers) have made it their mission to increase people’s access to…
The American Heart Association Is Helping Businesses Address SDoH, Health Disparities
The conditions in which we are born, grow, live, work, and age – known as social determinants of health (SDoH) – can greatly help or harm our heal…
Nemours Children’s Health Goes Beyond Medicine to Cure Families’ Social Needs
Nemours Children’s Health knows healthcare is more than just medicine. The conditions in which we are born, grow, live, work, and age – known as s…
The Commercial Determinants of Health
In the last few years of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have come to appreciate the critical importance of public health. In honor of National Publ…
Build Health Equity with AHA’s Online Lessons and Toolkits
The American Heart Association (AHA) is working to boost health equity through a variety of online health lessons, called EmPOWERED to Serve. EmPOWERE…
Comment Now: Support Kids with More Nutritious School Meals!
The USDA is proposing stronger nutrition standards for school meals to give kids the right balance of nutrients for healthy and appealing meals. The n…