Guides @ UF: Information Resources for Putting Families First: Social Determinants of Health

What are Social Determinants of Health?

What are health disparities?

Differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions exist among specific population groups.

What are social determinants of health?

Social, economic, and political conditions that influence the health of individuals and populations.

Reference: How to Improve Screening for Social Determinants of Health

Kevin B. O'Reilly, American Medical Association, 2019

Professional & Association Resources

Videos

Social Determinants of Health

Social Determinants of Health - Health Outcomes:

Mortality
Morbidity
Life Expectancy
Health Care Expenditures
Health Status
Functional Limitations

Culturally Competent Healthcare

The center of the wheel represents internal aspects that are usually most permanent or visible to others. The outside of the wheel represents aspects that are acquired and can change over the course of a lifetime. The combinations of all of these aspects influence our values, beliefs, behaviors, experiences, and expectations and make us all unique as individuals.

From Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

Tools & Assessments

Play Spent
This interactive, online game lets you simulate the experience of surviving for one month on a limited budget. You will make choices related to healthcare, childcare, and nutrition. Can you make it to the end of the month?
Food Insecurity Assessment Tool & Resources
Produced by the IHS Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention, 2015
National Association of Community Health Centers' Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients; Assets, Risks, and Experiences tool (PREPARE)
(PRAPARE) includes 15 core questions and 5 supplemental questions. The data can be directly uploaded into many electronic health records as structured data. It is generally administered by clinical or nonclinical staff at the time of the visit, but a paper version can be given to the patient to self-administer.
American Academy of Family Physicians Social Needs Screening Tool
The short-form(bit.ly) includes 11 questions. It can be self-administered or administered by clinical or nonclinical staff.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Accountable Health Communitiies' Health-Related Social Needs Screening Tool
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Accountable Health Communities’ 10-question Health-Related Social Needs Screening Tool(innovation.cms.gov) (AHC-HRSN) is meant to be self-administered.