After screening for health-related social needs, health systems and hospitals can connect patients with community-based resources. CMOs should be concerned that the health-related social needs of ...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), in collaboration with several state and academic partners, has ...

Social determinants of health (SDOH) were found to be associated with increased risk of heart failure (HF) and ventricular arrhythmias (VA) in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), ...

SEATTLE — Social determinants of health, nonmedical factors that can have a significant influence on health and lead to various disparities in a variety of ways, affect the well-being of patients ...

CHF combined with high SDOH burdens significantly increases all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risks. The study analyzed data from 38,947 participants, focusing on CHF and SDOH impacts on ...

Health outcomes are often affected by more than biology. They can be influenced by conditions in which people are born, grow, live and work. Understanding how biologic, clinical, economic, educational ...

MetroHealth’s employee assistance program began in the 1980s as a counseling- and substance abuse-focused initiative. Today, the Cleveland-based health system has broadened its approach to address the ...

(HealthDay News) — Financial strain and food insecurity are drivers of accelerated biological heart aging, according to a study published in the December issue of the Mayo Clinical Proceedings.

CHICAGO — Health equity is about fair and just care for everyone, and there’s no quality in healthcare without equity, Jillian Rose-Smith, PhD, MPH, MSW, vice president and chief equity officer at ...

A global report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that the underlying causes of ill health often stem from factors beyond the health sector, such as lack of quality housing, ...

A novel analysis investigating the contribution of social determinants of health (SDoH) to cardiac aging has found that ...