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Social determinants in the healthcare setting: Linking the clinic to the community

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Silje Lier, MPH , Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD
To drive system change through professional learning, ODPHP highlights case studies of innovative programs that are impacting multiple social determinants of health to improve quality and health outcomes for all Americans. One such case study is Florida International University’s NeighborhoodHelp™ program. Through this program students participate in a unique blend of classroom and field-based training that emphasizes the social determinants of health. As part of an interdisciplinary team that includes nursing, social work, and law students, medical students directly engage with a household in a medically underserved community throughout all four years of their medical education.

With a diverse network of 100+ community organizations, the NeighborhoodHelp™ program empowers households and students to work collaboratively to improve health outcomes and tackle the social determinants of health. This presentation will explore the program and its impact on health outcomes, while discussing how health professionals, community organizations, and academe can work together to implement a social determinants of health approach.

Learning Areas:

Clinical medicine applied in public health
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs

Learning Objectives:
Describe one approach to incorporating social determinants into medical school training.

Keyword(s): Healthy People 2020, Health Systems Transformation

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As a health communication advisor at ODPHP, I have worked on highlighting case studies from the field, with a particular emphasis on programs that are addressing the social determinants of health. I have also conducted interviews with members of FIU's Neighborhood HELP program, and produces a video demonstrating their impact on the community.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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