Social Determinants of Health

NASEM released a report with conclusions and recommendations that identify the most effective or promising approaches to policy change with the goal of furthering racial and ethnic health equity.

This blog post addresses the use of the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to identify and quantify social needs of vulnerable communities at the county level, in each state, during public health emergencies.

This report analyzes current federal health policies and recommends policies to advance racial, ethnic, and tribal health equity.

This report surveys the federal policy landscape related to the social determinants of health.

This resource is intended to inform education and referrals in clinical settings for patients who are vulnerable to climate change’s health impacts.

This report examines how well-resourced civic infrastructure gives us the space and opportunity to work together and how civic participation helps us build power to improve health.

This interactive tool allows the CDC, other researchers, community organizations, local policymakers, and the public to create county-level maps. These maps illustrate the relationship between COVID-19 vaccination coverage rates and other health outcomes, socio-demographic, and economic variables…

This archived webinar focused on how to promote health equity in the future of public health and research.

In this training, a panel of experts discuss issues around food insecurity in patients with chronic diseases, including evidence-based strategies.

This webinar explored the impact of food insecurity on health and factors reducing access to healthy and affordable food.