SDOH & Health Equity 101 is an introduction course to social drivers of health (SDOH), the importance of upstream intervention, intersectional understanding, and interdisciplinary approaches for problem-solving to impact health outcomes. SDOH are non-medical factors impacting health outcomes and have a stronger influence than genetics or health care delivery. The course is presented in six modules, covering all five of the widely recognized SDOH domains (economic stability, education, healthcare, neighborhood and built environment, and social and community contexts). The course can be taken fully asynchronous and self-paced or used as part of a hybrid or in-person course. The course administrator is available to support facilitation and inclusion of the course). Six hours of CEU/CME for physicians, nurses, social workers, community health workers, pharmacists, and nurse practitioners are available upon completion at no cost.
Click Here to find the free course on Canvas
The curriculum provides learners with comprehensive understanding of SDOH impacts on patients and communities and how to incorporate this understanding into their interactions and work in their field through acknowledgement of adversity, multidisciplinary collaboration opportunities, strategies for resource referral and intervention, and dismantling barriers to access.
Desired Results: Comprehensive understanding of SDOH, barriers to health equity, and importance of intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches to upstream intervention.
Module 1: Introduction to Social Drivers of Health
Module 2: Economic Stability
Module 3: Education Access and Quality
Module 4: Health Care Access and Quality
Module 5: Social and Community Contexts
Module 6: Neighborhood and Built Environment
6 Credit Hours Accredited by:
SDOH & Health Equity 101 Leadership
Faerl Torres, MFA, Director and Content Creator
Tiffany Bourelle, PhD, Instructional Designer and Course Administrator
Office for Community Health
UNM HSC, MSC09 5065
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone: 505-272-1936
Email: sdoh@salud.unm.edu