Despite significant investments to improve access to high-quality health care, health
inequities in the United States persist by race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity …

Understanding the social determinants of health (SDoH), social risk factors, and health-
related social needs (HRSN) is critical to creating equitable health and care for all patients …

Health outcomes are markedly influenced by health-related social needs (HRSN) such as
food insecurity and housing instability. Under new Joint Commission requirements, hospitals …

Objective To describe social needs among low‐income adults and estimate the relationship
between level of unmet social needs and key indicators of health care access and quality …

Importance Health care organizations are increasingly incorporating social risk screening
into patient care. Studies have reported wide variations in patients' interest in receiving …

Health Organization (WHO) defines the social determinants of health as “the conditions in
which people are born, grow, live, and age,” which are “shaped by the distribution of money …

Importance There is increased focus on identifying and addressing health-related social
needs (HRSNs). Understanding how different HRSNs relate to different health outcomes can …

Introduction Federally Qualified Health Centers serve 29.8 million low-income patients
across the US, many of whom have unaddressed social risks. In 2019, for the first time, data …

Background Primary care practices are responding to calls to incorporate patients' social risk
factors, such as housing, food, and economic insecurity, into clinical care. Healthcare likely …

Purpose This article analyses a major healthcare and social welfare reform establishing new
regional and integrated wellbeing services counties in Finland. The authors approach the …