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You Can’t Hire Away Health Disparity In this article, we return to reviewing the Social Determinants of Health.

In our last article, we underscored the importance of patient experience. But that was thinking about what we have learned; in this article, we look to where we go in 2022.

Whole-person care, integrated care, shared decision making, and patient portals have two things in common; patients and engagement.

Income Stability is the second prong of the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).  The first element of Income Stability is poverty.  The relationship of poverty to SDOH may seem quite obvious.

In previous articles, we covered Loneliness, Social Cohesion, Civic Participation, Discrimination, and a two-part article on Incarceration.

The focus of the following article is what happens when the prison sentence is over.

The Social Determinants of Health include five separate pillars; the first is Social and Community Context.  Within Social and Community Context is incarceration.

The Social Determinants of Health include five separate pillars; the first is Social and Community Context.  Within Social and Community Context is discrimination.

The Social Determinants of Health design identifies the elements needed to have our best health.  Civic participation is an essential element to strong Social constructs and Community.

Social Cohesion – Start With the Relationship The Social Determinants of Health include five separate pillars; the first is Social and Community Context.

When thinking about the Social Determinants of Health, one would assume Loneliness should be front and center. Yet, the Social Determinants of Health do not specifically mention loneliness.

First off, thank you so much for being a loyal Echo customer! One of the highlights for the Echo team every year is seeing our customers in person at our annual peer-to-peer conference in October.