HP Lecture #9: Health Disparities and SDOH

Core Lecture #9: Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health

Faculty: Daniel Gingold, MD, MPH

http://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/profiles/Gingold-Daniel/

 

Objectives:

1. Define social determinants of health

2. Identify major social determinants of health

3. Describe how these determinants influence health outcomes

4. Define health disparity

5. Understand how social determinants of health contribute to health disparities

 

Required Reading:

1. “Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity” from the Kaiser Family Foundation http://files.kff.org/attachment/issue-brief-beyond-health-care

2. “Disparities in Health and Health Care: Five Key Questions and Answers” from the Kaiser Family Foundation http://kff.org/disparities-policy/issue-brief/disparities-in-health-and-health-care-five-key-questions-and-answers/

 

Optional Resources:

1. “Social determinants of health inequalities” by Michael Marmot http://www.who.int/social_determinants/strategy/Marmot-Social%20determinants%20of%20health%20inqualities.pdf

 

Lecture: Click below to view lecture.

HP Lecture 9 Video

 

Assessment: Choose a social determinant of health and describe how it contributes to health disparity. Click here to take the assessment.