Managing the Social Determinants of Health: Part I

Abstract

Those persons and communities impacted most by the SDH comprise every case management practice setting. These clients can be among the most vulnerable and disenfranchised members of society, which can easily engender biases on the part of the interprofessional workforce. They are also among the costliest to care for with 50% of costs for only 5% of the population. Critical attention to knowledge about managing the SDH leverages and informs case management practice, evolves more effective programming, and enhances operational outcomes across practice settings.

Putting a Face on Social Determinants of Health

“…Becoming familiar with the social determinants of health is imperative for case managers as we advocate for clients receiving case management services and their families/support systems. As Fink-Samnick (2018) observed,…”

The Social Determinants of Mental Health

“…Prior articles in this journal have focused exclusively on the SDoH (Fink-Samnick, 2018a, 2018b). A new dimension of these inequities in care beckon for case management's focal point.…”