PQA Social Determinants of Health Resource Guide (Second Edition)
The second edition of the PQA Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Resource Guide profiles 32 SDOH services, including 12 new services and updates to nine initiatives from the first edition. The guide focuses on SDOH screenings, referrals and interventions conducted by or involving pharmacists or pharmacies.
The guide covers services that address at least one of seven SDOH barriers:
- Cost of Medications
- Cultural or Literacy Barriers
- Decent, Safe and Affordable Housing
- Food Security
- Screening for Unmet Needs
- Social Isolation
- Transportation
This edition also includes pharmacy-based, or pharmacy-involved SDOH services launched or expanded in response to COVID-19 and are being continued post-pandemic.
The first edition of the guide, released in January 2022, was leveraged by a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute-funded PQA project to identify patient-centered outcomes research priorities for improving SDOH screenings and interventions in pharmacy settings. The guide was instrumental in identifying real-world interventions and screenings that have addressed SDOH, specifically programs that are not described in peer-reviewed journals and other grey literature.
This activity was supported by an independent medical education grant from Merck & Co.
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