NH AHEC Health Equity Scholars Recorded Events
1. Social Determinants of Health in NH
Objectives
1. Identify social determinants of health and the impact they have on health outcomes;
2. Examine the relationship between health equity, health inequities, health disparities, and social determinants of health;
3. Explore how to identify social determinants of health needs during medical visits;
4. Describe how medical providers can work with community-based organizations to address social determinants of health to improve outcomes and health equity.
Recorded June 30, 2020
Other Resources
2. Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Today’s public health and healthcare professionals recognize that an individual’s zip code often has greater impact on overall health than one’s genetic code. This module looks at the issues and opportunities to assess and address the barriers individuals and communities face in striving to achieve better health outcomes as well as tools for the healthcare team.
3. A Framework for Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health
A Framework for Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health (available as a free pdf download) puts forth a conceptual model for the framework’s use with the goal of helping stakeholder groups envision ways in which organizations, education, and communities can come together to address health inequalities.
4. Health Care Delivery for Vulnerable Populations
Community-based training of health profession and pre-professional students is central to the AHEC mission. CT AHEC supports student-run free clinics serving multiple patient populations and communities. This video provides important information on how to provide care to individuals who are homeless or displaced as well as migrant and seasonal farm workers.
5. Researcher Says Northern NH Residents Have Limited Access to Healthy Food Choices
A researcher who has been working on food insecurity issues says residents in large areas of northern New Hampshire have significantly limited access to healthy food choices. A brief written by Jessica Carson, a research assistant professor with the Vulnerable Families Research Program at Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire, was released Tuesday. Carson mapped the food landscape in the state and found residents outside the I-93 corridor in northern New Hampshire have few food retailers to choose from, particularly grocery stores and farm food options.
New Hampshire Union Leader, June 12, 2019