Applying Data Analytics to Address Social Determinants of Health in Practice

• DOI: 10.18043/ncm.80.4.244
• Publication Date: 2019-07-05T17:35:16Z
• Authors: John W. Wallace; Kasey P. Decosimo; Matthew C. Simon
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Social Determinants of Health; Data Science; Public Health; 3. Good health

As public health and health care increase focus toward addressing social determinants of health (SDH), the growth of data and analytics affords new, impactful tools for data-informed community health improvement. Best practices should be established for responsible use, meaningful interpretation, and actionable implementation of SDH data for community health improvement.