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There is increasing awareness of the impact of social determinants of health (SDOH) on patient outcomes, as well as a growing desire to incorporate SDOH elements into patient care plans. However, physicians have limited awareness of the existing data infrastructure that supports their practices. “The clinical care we provide only accounts for about 50% of the health factors that ultimately determine our health outcomes,” said Margie Andrea, M.D., chief medical officer of claims compliance at Michigan Medicine. says. “The other 50% is determined by social determinants of health, so it’s equally important to address them if you want to improve…

Education changes society. Give children the knowledge and skills they need to shape their future. It provides stability and structure, and a sense of protection, especially for children growing up through conflict and violence. Education plays an important role in challenging harmful social and gender norms. Yet millions of children around the world are denied these rights and benefits. Some are unable to enroll in or attend school regularly due to financial constraints or additional barriers to access. Some are exposed to discrimination, unfair treatment, and even violence in and around schools. UNICEF estimates that by 2030, hundreds of millions…

Social isolation and loneliness are important but often ignored social determinants of health at all ages, including older adults. Quality social connections are essential to our physical and mental health and well-being.Social isolation and loneliness are widespread, with up to one in three older adults reporting feeling lonely in some countries. Numerous studies have shown that social isolation and loneliness have a serious impact on older adults’ longevity, physical and mental health, and quality of life. The impact of social isolation and loneliness on mortality has been compared with other established risk factors for mortality, such as smoking, obesity, and…

One of the biggest concerns for people with epilepsy and their families is how epilepsy affects their daily lives. Do they need to limit their activities? If so, how? Other concerns may arise, such as how the seizures will affect family life, other relationships, school, work, and recreation. Everyone deals with epilepsy differently. People with well-controlled seizures may have different problems and concerns than people with poorly controlled seizures. Also, frequent seizures and taking seizure medications can affect the way people think, feel, and ability to cope with the effects of epilepsy. Young people, parents, adults with seizures, and the…

The public health and economic impacts of the pandemic continue to affect the well-being of many people living in the United States. Over the course of the pandemic, millions of people have lost jobs and income and are facing difficulty paying expenses, including basic needs such as food and housing. These social and economic challenges impact people’s health and well-being. Federal law provides billions of dollars in funding to address the public health crisis caused by the pandemic and provide financial assistance to many low-income people struggling to make ends meet. This overview shows how adults are faring across a…

Introduction and summary Americans often think of health policy in terms of health care policies that affect prescription drug prices, deal with Medicare and Medicaid, or focus on health insurance coverage. But the health of Americans and the factors that affect health are about much more than health care. In fact, studies show that health care accounts for only about 10 percent to 20 percent of health outcomes.1 Health and life expectancy are shaped to a much greater extent by people’s living conditions and environment. The health of Americans is determined by education, income, jobs, housing, neighborhoods, and the world…

Fellows at the Forefront is an innovative faculty-led summer pilot program in which students collaborate on a series of projects. Research, policy, and advocacy projects focused on some of the world’s most pressing social issues. The first group, led by Dustin Tingley, focused on climate change and sustainability issues. The concept was developed by Harvard University’s 2021 Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship will be implemented as a way to leverage peer-to-peer learning, where students working on the same issues through different means participate in summer workshops led by Harvard faculty . Half of the 10-student cohort works with…

Key findings:Targeted social protection interventions can play a valuable role in supporting the achievement and realization of universal social protection. Both targeted and universal programs support broader social policy.Targeting is an effective tool used in social protection to make the most of limited fiscal space. For a given budget, prioritizing poorer households can generate more progress in poverty and inequality reduction, income smoothing, and other aspects of welfare such as human capital .There is no single targeting method that fits all situations. Context and policy goals will drive the choice. The decision to use methods such as self-targeting, geographic targeting,…

WLast week, the paper focused on the role of employees in some U.S. companies’ withdrawal from Russia and cited internal backlash at Disney over CEO Bob Chapek’s initial failure to take a stance on LGBTQ+ rights in Florida. did. Both are examples of American corporate action on moral grounds, which some observers have called “unprecedented.” Coming back, what are the situations that might cause this? And what are the most effective ways to pressure companies to speak out on social issues? To learn more about the future of work, sign up for the free Charter newsletter. To find out the…

The World Bank, in collaboration with UNHCR and the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCDO), is leading a series of 26 working papers on the broad themes of forced displacement and social cohesion. The World Bank commissioned these papers from academics with expertise in the field of forced displacement. These papers examine forced displacement, inequality, access to services and policies, and the relationship between forcibly displaced persons and their host communities in a range of low-, middle-, and high-income countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. investigating the association between social cohesion. , and Europe. This series of papers is…