Background: Social determinants of health (SDH) are increasingly seen as important to understanding patient health and identifying appropriate interventions to improve health outcomes, in what is a complex interplay between health system, community, and individual level factors.
Social Determinants of Health
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Advanced SearchAddressing Social Determinants of Health Needs of Dually Enrolled Beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage Plans: Findings from Interviews and Case Studies
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans that serve relatively higher proportions of dually enrolled beneficiaries have lower ratings in the MA Star Rating program than plans that serve fewer dually enrolled beneficiaries. However, some MA plans that serve a high proportion of dually enrolled beneficiaries are high performers.
Patient-Centered Medical Home Implementation in Indian Health Service Direct Service Facilities
This report summarizes strategies Indian Health Service (IHS) clinics have used to implement the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model of care, challenges they faced during implementation, and lessons learned that might benefit IHS clinics that have not yet received PCMH recognition. Common strategies to address challenges include use of telemedicine and partnerships with academic me
Indian Health Service Programs—A Retention Analysis
This study expands upon the analysis of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) begun in “Provider Retention in High Need Areas and continued in “The National Health Service Corps: An Extended Analysis” by using the same techniques used in these earlier studies to examine retention patterns in Indian Health providers.. The study finds about 81% of the IHS program participants serve
HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Implementation Progress Report 2011-2014
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (HHS Disparities Action Plan) is the most comprehensive federal commitment to date for reducing, and eventually eliminating disparities in health and health care.
HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Implementation Progress Report 2011-2014
November 2015
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office of the Secretary. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and Office of Minority Health
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NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study
Presented to:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Presented by:
National Opinion Research Center (NORC)
at the University of Chicago
NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study
The 2008 User Study provides an updated snapshot of awareness and use of Healthy People three-quarters of the way through the decade, allowing for an assessment of whether use is changing over time; identifying barriers to use of Healthy People among state, local and tribal health organizations; and offering insight to assist HHS in preparing the next iteration of national hea
Obesity and American Indians/Alaska Natives
Prepared for: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Prepared by: Peggy Halpern, Ph.D.