In this issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest editors Drs. Vincent Morelli Joel John Heidelbaugh bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Social Determinants of Health. Top experts discuss various social determinants of health such as the conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that affect a wide range of health outcomes and the role of the primary care provider.
Key Features
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Contains 15 practice-oriented topics including food security and diet as a social determinant of health; violence as an effect of social determinants of health; the digital domain as a social determinant of health; social determinants of health and mental and behavioral health issues; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on social determinants of health, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Author Information
Edited by Vincent Morelli, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, Meharry Medical College Nashville, TN and Joel J. Heidelbaugh, MD, FAAFP, FACG, Clinical Professor
Departments of Family Medicine and Urology
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Social Determinants of Health: An Overview for the Primary Care Provider
Monitoring Social Determinants of Health Assessing Patients and Communities
Health Equity and Access to Health Care as a Social Determinant of Health: The Role of the Primary Care Provider
Economic Determinants of Health Disparities and the Role of the Primary Care Provider
Educational Attainment and Educational Contexts as Social Determinants of Health
The Built Environment as a Social Determinant of Health
The Social Context: Social and Behavioral Factors That Affect Health Outcomes
The Work, Play, and Worship Environments as Social Determinants of Health
Food and Nutrition Security as Social Determinants of Health: Fostering Collective Impact to Build Equity
Climate Change: The Ultimate Determinant of Health
The Digital Domain: A “Super Social Determinant of Health
Social Determinants of Health, Chronic Disease Management, and the Role of the Primary Care Provider—to Include Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, Diabetes, Major Causes of Morbidity and Mortality as Affected by Social Determinants of Health
Social Determinants of Mental and Behavioral Health
Resilience and Sub-optimal Social Determinants of Health: Fostering Organizational Resilience in the Medical Profession