GI Doc @MGH_GI | Alum @CommonWealthFnd Fellowship @HarvardChanSPH @UChicagoGI @UICDOM @UCHealthNews | Passionate about diversity + health equity | Views my own.
Apr 2, 2022 • 21 tweets • 52 min read
@MondayNightIBD@DCharabaty@BonumCe@pfizer@JanssenUS@TakedaPharma 3/ Social determinants of health #SDOH
👉Conditions in places where people live, learn, work, & play shaped by 💰wealth, power, & resources that affect a wide range of health risks/outcomes
📌SDOH can lead to unfair & avoidable differences in health status w/in pops #disparities@MondayNightIBD@DCharabaty@BonumCe@pfizer@JanssenUS@TakedaPharma 4/ #SDOH impact health outcomes
📌Unemployed >6yrs👉2x⬆️mortality
📌Chicago area👉16yrs⬇️ life expectancy
📌Social isolation👉2x⬆️ risk of CAD
📌Unsafe childhood👉5x⬆️risk mental health disorder
📌Dual M/M ins👉24%-67% ⬆️readmission
📌Language services👉60% ⬆️risk ED utilization