Date of Presentation

5-5-2022 12:00 AM

College

School of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Abstract

Social determinants of health (SDOH)

- conditions in which people are born, live, learn, work, play and worship

- affect wide range of health, functioning and quality of life

SDOH play enormous roles in health and well being

- annual US deaths attributable to SDOH equivalent to the number due to lung cancer

- place of birth, race and income all have strong influence on health outcomes

- place of birth is more strongly associated with life expectancy than race or genetics

There is growing awareness of importance of social factors in improving overall population health and wellbeing

- highlighted by COVID pandemic, which disproportionately affected minority racial groups

Physicians must understand these core principles in order to bring forth change

Our objective: quality improvement project to improve Rowan’s Internal medicine residents’ awareness and understanding of SDOH

Keywords

Medical Education, Social Determinants of Health, Healthcare Disparities, Quality Improvement

Disciplines

Health and Medical Administration | Health Services Research | Medical Education | Medical Humanities | Medicine and Health Sciences

Document Type

Poster

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May 5th, 12:00 AM

Changing Internal Medicine Residents’ Perspectives on Social Determinants of Health

Social determinants of health (SDOH)

- conditions in which people are born, live, learn, work, play and worship

- affect wide range of health, functioning and quality of life

SDOH play enormous roles in health and well being

- annual US deaths attributable to SDOH equivalent to the number due to lung cancer

- place of birth, race and income all have strong influence on health outcomes

- place of birth is more strongly associated with life expectancy than race or genetics

There is growing awareness of importance of social factors in improving overall population health and wellbeing

- highlighted by COVID pandemic, which disproportionately affected minority racial groups

Physicians must understand these core principles in order to bring forth change

Our objective: quality improvement project to improve Rowan’s Internal medicine residents’ awareness and understanding of SDOH

 

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