Identifying Social Determinants of Health and Interventions to Improve Health Outcomes

Activity description

According to the World Health Organization, social determinants of health (SDoH) are “the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.” There is increasing awareness that SDoH affect health outcomes and quality of life. Understanding a member’s SDoH can help uncover factors that impact their health. This activity will explore available resources that health care professionals (HCPs) can utilize to identify and implement appropriate interventions based on the specific needs of each member.

Course last reviewed: 7/26/2023

Provided by
This activity is provided by Optum Health Education and Optum.

Commercial support
No commercial support was received for this activity.

Hardware/Software Requirements
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Target Audience

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of case managers, nurses and social workers.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

  • Define social determinants of health (SDoH).
  • Recognize the effects of SDoH and how they impact members’ overall health and quality of life.
  • Identify potential interventions to improve members’ health outcomes and quality of life.
Activity summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 CCMC - General - Case Managers
  • 1.00 ASWB - Social Workers
Activity opens: 
08/29/2022
Activity expires: 
08/29/2025

Faculty/Planners
Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Clinical Planner
OptumHealth Education

Jennifer Every BSN, RN
Training Consultant 
Clinical Adherence and Remediation
Clinical Consistency and Safety
Clinical Performance
Optum

Katie Shelton MSN, RN, CCM
Training Consultant 
Clinical Adherence and Remediation
Clinical Consistency and Safety
Clinical Performance
Optum

Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.

The activity faculty/planners have no financial relationships to disclose.

Method for calculating CE credit
CE credit was calculated by the complexity of content.

Accreditation Statement
Joint LogoIn support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and Optum. Optum Health Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.

Credit Designation Statements

Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 1.00 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.

Nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.

Case managers
The Commission for Case Manager Certification has approved this program for a maximum of 1.00 clock hours for Certified Case Managers (CCM).

Social workers
ACE LogoAs a Jointly Accredited Organization, Optum Health Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 enduring continuing education credits.

Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been pre-approved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization with which they wish to obtain credit.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 CCMC - General - Case Managers
  • 1.00 ASWB - Social Workers
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