ReviewPloS one2016
Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health: What Works?
Review in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 150 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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150 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of system navigation programs linking primary care with community-based health and social services: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
- Social determinants of health in electronic health records and their impact on analysis and risk prediction: A systematic review.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2020Pooled it
- The Locus-of-Hope Enhancement Program for Filipino Community Health Workers' Hope and Well-Being: A Parallel Randomized Alternative-Treatments Study.Journal of community psychology · 2026Trial
- Linkage of Emergency Department Patients With Public Benefits Navigators via Text Messages: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA health forum · 2026Trial
- A Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Effects of a Social Needs Navigation Intervention on Health Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization among Medicaid Members with Type 2 Diabetes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Trial
- Group vs traditional prenatal care for improving racial equity in preterm birth and low birthweight: the Centering and Racial Disparities randomized clinical trial study.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2022Trial
- Multi-Sector Assessment and Client-Perception of Social Need at Long-Term Follow-Up of a Group-Randomized Trial of Community-Engaged Collaborative Care for Adults with Depression.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Effects of a standardized community health worker intervention on hospitalization among disadvantaged patients with multiple chronic conditions: A pooled analysis of three clinical trials.Health services research · 2020Trial
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- Medicare Advantage's Provision of Expanded Supplemental Benefits and Acute Care Utilization.Health services research · 2026Article
- Bridging the Gap: Multidisciplinary Decision Making to Address Systemic Barriers in Cardiovascular Care.Current cardiology reports · 2026Review
- Social Needs Screening Tools for Clinical Populations in Australia and New Zealand: A Scoping Review and Critical Analysis.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Quality of Life Impact of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: The Role of Social Determinants of Health.The Laryngoscope · 2026Article
- The role of social context in cognitive and neurobehavioural outcomes in epilepsy.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2026Review
- Outcomes Among Patients With Colon Cancer Living in Neighborhoods With Persistent Poverty.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- A multi-level framework for advancing digital health equity in learning health systems: aligning practice and theory with the Quintuple Aim.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Unmet social needs and diverticulitis: a phenotyping algorithm and cross-sectional analysis.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2025Article
- Addressing social and health needs in health care: Characterizing case managers' work to address patient-defined goals.Health services research · 2025Article
- Natural disasters and SARS-CoV-2: potential risk factors for exacerbating mental health conditions among veterans.Discover mental health · 2025Article
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8 authors.
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Abstract
We summarized the recently published, peer-reviewed literature that examined the impact of investments in social services or investments in integrated models of health care and social services on health outcomes and health care spending. Of 39 articles that met criteria for inclusion in the review, 32 (82%) reported some significant positive effects on either health outcomes (N = 20), health care costs (N = 5), or both (N = 7). Of the remaining 7 (18%) studies, 3 had non-significant results, 2 had mixed results, and 2 had negative results in which the interventions were associated with poorer health outcomes. Our analysis of the literature indicates that several interventions in the areas of housing, income support, nutrition support, and care coordination and community outreach have had positive impact in terms of health improvements or health care spending reductions. These interventions may be of interest to health care policymakers and practitioners seeking to leverage social services to improve health or reduce costs. Further testing of models that achieve better outcomes at less cost is needed.
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