MedCity News December 15, 2021
This is what we have known for years: medical care alone does not equal better health outcomes. Current research by the National Library of Medicine shows that medical care accounts for 10 to 20 percent of the modifiable contributors to healthy outcomes for a population. The lion’s share of the contributors — the other 80 to 90 percent — are referred to as social determinants of health (SDoH). These factors — including access to transportation and food security — are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels, according to WHO.
We also know that access to technology and reliable information is critical to making healthy decisions and now to accessing care, and...
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