Purpose The social vulnerability index (SVI), developed by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, is a novel composite measure encompassing multiple variables that …

Social determinants of health markedly affect pediatric head and neck cancer care and
prognosis in complex and surprising ways. Modern-day tools and analyses derived from …

Importance Prior investigations in social determinants of health (SDoH) in pediatric head
and neck cancer (HNC) have only considered a narrow scope of HNCs, SDoH, and …

Introduction Area-based social determinants of health (SDoH) associated with disparities in
children's surgical outcomes are not well understood, though some may be risk factors …

Objective The purpose of this study was to determine if an association between Social
Vulnerability Index (SVI) and risk-adjusted complications exists in a broad spectrum of …

Social determinants of health (SDOH) defined broadly are the nonclinical factors that impact
a person's health. More specifically, SDOH are often defined as the various facets of an …

Introduction Neighborhood measures of social vulnerability encompassing multiple
sociodemographic factors can be used to quantify disparities in outcomes. We hypothesize …

Introduction Telemedicine may serve as an important avenue to address disparities in
access to cancer care. We sought to define factors associated with telemedicine use among …

BACKGROUND: Although the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) was created to identify
vulnerable populations after unexpected natural disasters, its ability to identify similar groups …

Objective Understanding the relationship between social factors and persistent COVID-19
health outcomes, such as onset of a disability after a SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes …