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Attribute: Social Determinants of Health

Dell Medical School

In: Healthcare Teams of the Future

  A new medical school enrolling its first class in 2016, Dell Medical School focuses on training professionals in innovation and leadership in health. Students engage in a nine-month Innovation, Leadership, and Discovery curriculum Interprofessional education is a focus throughout the curriculum. Students engage in community projects and participate in case-based learning to understand the …

Category: Gold Standard    Sponsor Type: State/Municipal
Attributes: Community Outreach/Engagement, Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Medical Education, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health


Health Leads

In: Healthcare Teams of the Future

Health Leads advocates for and enables health systems to address unmet basic social needs (i.e., housing, food, heat, transportation) as a form of healthcare. Health Leads was founded in 1996 with the goal to transform the U.S. health system from a “sickcare system” to a true “healthcare system.” Health Leads offers a variety of services …

Category: Gold Standard    Sponsor Type: Non-profit/NGO
Attributes: Access/Affordability, Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Teams, Social Determinants of Health


Primary Care-Population Medicine Program

In: Healthcare Teams of the Future

The Primary Care – Population Medicine Program (PCPM) is a dual-degree program allowing select students at Brown University’s Alpert Medical School to graduate with both an MD and a Master of Science Population Medicine. The Masters in Population Medicine curriculum focuses on helping students develop knowledge and skills in healthcare quality, safety, leadership, health disparities, …

Category: Gold Standard    Sponsor Type: Academic Institution
Attributes: Medical Education, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health


Shape Up Somerville

In: Prevention

Initially a childhood obesity intervention, Shape-Up Somerville has become a leading example of community health promotion through environmental change. The program’s Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) methods mean that community members define their greatest needs and therefore shape program design. Shape-Up Somerville has strong partnerships with public, private, and non-profit partners throughout the community. Somerville …

Category: Gold Standard    Sponsor Type: State/Municipal
Attributes: Community Outreach/Engagement, Culture of Wellness, Environmental Change, Free for Participants, Population Health, Social Determinants of Health


Smart Choice and Healthy Beverage Programs

In: Prevention

As joint programs, Smart Choice and Healthy Beverage aim to make healthier food and drink options available on the various medical campuses of the University of California, San Francisco. Smart Choice created a standardized system for communicating nutritional information, including printing nutrition facts on receipts and labeling healthy choices with a recognizable logo. The Smart …

Category: Innovator    Sponsor Type: Academic Institution
Attributes: Culture of Wellness, Environmental Change, Nutrition & Healthy Eating, Social Determinants of Health


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