Student Special : Social Determinants of Health & Social Work with Kyla Christensen

HealthCare Focus

In a recent JAMA Review, Dr. Davidson and his colleague Thomas McGinn, MD, MPH, raised this issue: while we know the social determinants of health have an impact on health, the field is still unclear on whose job it is to solve it. This week, a Jama Poll over twitter asked physicians (presumably) to cast their votes : "Medical school should produce physician scientists, not physician social justice activists". 69% of respondents disagreed.

It is under this backdrop that we welcome Kyla Christensen. With a background in Social Work, Kyla helps us get a glimpse in the world of social determinants of health, from a discipline that has a long-standing tradition tackling it!

JAMA
Tweet: https://twitter.com/HC_Focus/status/1173760675639939072
Article: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-08/nh-jpd082819.php

Kyla Recommends....

Genogram
https://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/practice/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-genograms-social-work-practice/

Ecomap
https://www.google.com/amp/s/mswcareers.com/the-ecomap-a-social-work-assessment-tool/amp/

Genogram + Ecomap Combined (alternative ecomap)
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.socialworkhelper.com/2013/05/21/ecological-systems-theory-and-practice-systems-and-the-sociocybernetic-map/%3famp

More on Social Work:
https://www.socialworkers.org/

More Healthcare Focus Stuff:

Social Determinants of Health And ICD-10 Video :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPRsGK3LP2Q&list=PLxR_OzlgUKBB7wbT7kGWB5dLxsZNv-EBZ&index=3

Hospitals & Social Innovation Blog Article:
https://www.healthcarefocus.org/blog/hospitals-social-innovation