Patient Engagement April 20, 2018
Sara Heath

A series of studies from Kaiser Permanente showed that a series of initiatives addressing the social determinants of health improved patient wellness over ten years.

Policy and wellness interventions addressing the social determinants of health (SDOH) at California-based Kaiser Permanente improved health outcomes for the health system’s communities, showed a series of studies published as an extension to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Healthcare organizations across the country have been working to address the SDOH, which include factors such as socioeconomic status, race, educational attainment, neighborhood and environment, public safety, food security, and other elements of patients’ everyday living.

Kaiser Permanente’s Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) program targeted the SDOH that increased obesity risk in the health system’s patient...

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