Social Determinants of Health

The Silver Tsunami: 6 Strategies to Seize the Tidal Wave of Opportunity

Daniel Fell, marketing consultant and senior strategist at Optum

// By Daniel Fell // How should hospitals and health care delivery systems think about serving the growing “senior” population? How can health systems better leverage data and technology to meet the needs of consumers and caregivers who will be using health care services at the highest rate over the next several decades? Not that Read More

Kaiser Permanente Launches New Social Health Network

Loel Solomon, PhD, vice president of community health at Kaiser Permanente

Treating illness is important, but that is only a part of overall health. Social determinants of health (SDoH) — the conditions under which people are born, live, and work — are increasingly recognized as strong influences on health. Conditions like poverty, education level, and lack of social support contribute to more than half of premature Read More