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0881_SHSO_Understanding and Teaching the Social Drivers of Health_Live

February 17, 2026

Description:

This session will provide an overview of curricular innovations in teaching Social Drivers of Health (SDOH), Health Equity and Population Health to a broad GME audience. The speakers will review the current landscape and best practices in SDOH education, describe the development and implementation of a new, standardized curriculum and share practical strategies to integrate this content into existing training structures. Audiences will also understand common barriers to successful implementation and strategies to overcome these challenges.

Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

National Academies of 1. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2019). Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care: Moving Upstream to Improve the Nation’s Health. ARTICLE
Berkman, N. D., Sheridan, S. L., Donahue, K. E., Halpern, D. J., & Crotty, K. (2011). Low health literacy and health outcomes: An updated systematic review. Annals of Internal Medicine, 155(2), 97–107. ARTICLE
Chen, F., Nipp, R. D., Han, X., Zheng, Z., Wang, T., Yabroff, K. R., & Jiang, C. (2025). Social determinant of health patterns and mortality outcomes in U.S. adults. BMC Public Health, 25, Article 2761. - ARTICLE
Daniel, H., Bornstein, S. S., & Kane, G. C. (2022). Assessment and evaluation in social determinants of health education: A national survey of U.S. medical schools and physician assistant programs. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 37(13), 3351–3358 ARTICLE
Braveman P, Gottlieb L. The social determinants of health: it's time to consider the causes of the causes. Public Health Rep. 2014;129(Suppl 2):19–31. doi: 10.1177/00333549141291S206Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2019). Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care: Moving Upstream to Improve the Nation’s Health. ARTICLE
Berkman, N. D., Sheridan, S. L., Donahue, K. E., Halpern, D. J., & Crotty, K. (2011). Chen, F., Nipp, R.D., Han, X., Zheng, Z., Wang, T., Yabroff, K.R., & Jiang, C. (2025, August 14). Social determinant of health patterns and mortality outcomes in US adults. BMC Public Health, 25(1). Annals of Internal Medicine, 155(2), 97–107. ARTICLE
Chen, F., Nipp, R.D., Han, X., Zheng, Z., Wang, T., Yabroff, K.R., & Jiang, C. (2025, August 14). Social determinant of health patterns and mortality outcomes in US adults. BMC Public Health, 25(1). ARTICLE
Campbell, M., Liveris, M., Caruso Brown, A.E., Williams, A.L., Ngongo, W., Persell, S., Mangold, K.A., & Adler, M.D. (2022, June 16). Assessment and Evaluation in Social Determinants of Health Education: A National Survey of US Medical Schools and Physician Assistant Programs. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 37(9), 2180-2186. ARTICLE
Braveman, P., & Gottlieb, L. (2014, January). The Social Determinants of Health: It's Time to Consider the Causes of the Causes. Public Health Reports, 129(1_suppl2), 19-31. ARTICLE

Target Audience

Physicians (MD or DO)

Other Healthcare Professionals

Students of Health Professions

Learning Objectives

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Recognize the importance of a standardized educational approach to the screening for and addressing the social drivers of health in order to improve patient care and to satisfy ACGME and national requirements.
2. Describe various curricular innovations within the Sutter GME system that teaches health equity, the social drivers of health, and population health curriculum
3. Identify the common barriers and challenges in implementing this curriculum and apply strategies to overcome these barriers

Course summary

Available credit:

1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Physician Credit
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.

Course opens:

02/17/2026

Course expires:

03/17/2026

Event starts:

02/17/2026 - 5:00pm PST

Event ends:

02/17/2026 - 6:00pm PST

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Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one else involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.

– Provider Designee/Verification: Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D

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