Population-Level Strategies to Influence Social Determinants of Health to Address Chronic Disease

Description

This revitalized course was developed for the Curriculum in 2019. In accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), courses offered as enduring material must be reviewed and re-released every three years to ensure the content is up-to-date and accurate. To meet the standards set forth by ACCME, this course has been revised in 2023 to incorporate up-to-date evidence-based information, references, data, graphics, language and case studies.

This revitalized course will explore the impacts of social determinants of health (healthcare access and quality, education access and quality, social and community context, economic stability, and neighborhood and built environment) and health-related social needs on health outcomes and improving equity. It will highlight the differences between addressing health-related social needs and social determinants of health and raise key considerations in implementation. The course will address areas of opportunity and challenge with data, metrics, and cross-sector collaboration. The course will highlight strategies at the clinical, community, and population level to improve chronic disease and inequities.

ACPM defines health systems transformation as: ‘systems-based approaches to improving population, community, and individual health by incorporating and addressing the social determinants of health and increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare’.

Learning Objectives

Define social determinants of health and health-related social needs and identify critical ways in which they influence chronic disease and population health;

Identify existing data sources and measures to capture health-related social needs and social determinants of health in health care systems and considerations for implementation;

Discuss the need for cross-sector involvement to address social determinants of health and health-related social needs;

Describe evidence-based activities that can be implemented at different levels of the health care delivery system.

Faculty Bio

Cat Livingston, MD, MPH

Dr. Livingston is double boarded in Family Medicine as well as Public Health & Preventive Medicine. Her expertise is in evidence-based policy making and Medicaid population health strategies. Since 2020, she has served as the Medical Director of Health Share of Oregon, the largest Coordinated Care Organization (CCO) in Oregon providing care for more than 440,000 Medicaid members. Her role is to collaborate with partners across health systems and public health in order improve the quality of clinical care to Medicaid members and support health care transformation. Key focus areas include quality metrics, substance use disorder treatment and early childhood interventions.

Previously, Dr. Livingston worked for 10 years with Oregon’s Health Evidence Review Commission (HERC) which is the public body in Oregon that determines coverage for the Medicaid population. As the Associate Medical Director of the HERC, she synthesized evidence into health care coverage policy including updating Oregon’s unique Prioritized List of Health Services and developing evidence-based Coverage Guidances for use across payers.

Her policy work is balanced with an ongoing clinical family medicine practice as an Associate Professor in Family Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University in a Federally Qualified Health Center.

Target Audience

The course is designed for an audience of preventive medicine physicians and physicians committed to practicing population health, transforming health systems, and creating healthier communities. The content will also be useful for primary care providers and health system professionals in quality improvement, population health improvement, program administration, finance, and contracting.

Summary

Availability:

On-Demand

Expires on Jul 25, 2027

Cost:

Non-Member: $33.75
Student/Resident Member: $26.25
ACPM Subscriber: $26.25
Member: $26.25

Credit Offered:

0.75 CME Credit

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