Non-Medical Drivers of Health

Dr. Woodson “Scott” Jones, MD, of UT Health San Antonio and Health San Antonio’s Office of Graduate Medical Education, in collaboration with University Health, inspires and empowers through interactive training workshops for Non-Medical Drivers of Health.

Learn about non-medical drivers of health to better understand how they affect your patients. Some materials offer CME credits.

TMA Continuing Medical Education

• Addressing DOH – Learn How to Get Paid for Nonmedical Drivers of Screening with New CME
  
  

American Medical Association (AMA)

• AMA DOH Education Hub
• AMA Addressing DOH – Improving Health Outcomes Beyond the Clinic Walls
  
  

Texas HHS Nonmedical Drivers of Health Action Plan

Texas NMDOH Consortium

Explore various policy positions and initiatives regarding non-medical drivers of health.

Texas

• Texas Health Improvement Network
• Texas Managed Care Organization Nonmedical Drivers of Health Learning Collaborative

National

• AAFP: Advancing Health Equity by Addressing the Nonmedical Drivers of Health in Family Medicine (Position Paper)
• American College of Physicians policy paper
• Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2019

Analyze databases to understand the impact of non-medical drivers of health across various populations.

UTHealth Center for Health Care Data: The Health of Texas website provides data on variations in health care costs, utilization, quality, and NMDOH in Texas. The center has received Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) designation as a qualified entity.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): County Health Rankings & Roadmaps provides national data by state and county on a variety of factors, including socioeconomic, environmental, and safety factors.

Assess patient needs regarding non-medical drivers of health to inform treatment plans and referrals to community services.

• AAFP The EveryONE Project Social Needs Screening Tool (long form) and AAFP Social Needs Screening Tool (short form)
• CMS: The Accountable Health Communities 10-question screening tool
• HealthBegins: Upstream Risks Screening Tool
• Kaiser Permanente: Your Current Life Situation survey
• National Association of Community Health Centers: Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients’ Assets, Risks, and Experiences (PRAPARE)
• OCHIN, Inc.: EHR-based data collection, summary, and referral tools
• Social Interventions Research & Evaluation Network: Social Needs Screening Tools Comparison Table

Use these tools to help mitigate non-medical drivers of health that affect your patients.

• AAFP: Team-based care
• AMA: COVID-19 health equity resources
• American Academy of Pediatrics: Social Determinants of Health
• Care Coordination Quality Measure for Primary Care

Learn more about non-medical drivers of health from professional health organizations.

• AMA Center for Health Equity
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Resource Center
• Center for Healthcare Strategies Better Care Playbook
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) SDOH
• CDC Health Equity Resource Page
• CDC Promoting Health Equity: A Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinants of Health
• Episcopal Health Foundation SDOH
• Harris County Medical Society (HCMS) SDOH Resources
• Health Begins SDOH Resource Page
• National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Resources
• NAM Community-Driven Health Equity Action Plans
• NAM Culture of Health Program
• NAM Social Determinants of Health
• National LGBT Health Education Center
• National Rural Health Resource Center: Social Determinants of Health Resources
• Office of Minority Health resource center
• RWJF: Social Determinants of Health