Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Program

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) FY 2025 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2025 President’s Request TFAH Social Determinants $8,000,000 N/A N/A $100,000,000 of Health Background: Non-medical drivers of a person’s health– often referred to. [...] Health departments and public health organizations are uniquely situated to address the broader non-medical needs in communities by gathering data from multiple sources, identifying gaps in services, building collaborations across sectors (including with the healthcare sector) and with community-based organizations, and identifying and addressing policies that inhibit overall health and well-being. [...] Impact: Given additional funding and technical assistance, more communities could engage in opportunities to address social determinants of health that contribute to higher healthcare and societal costs and preventable inequities in health outcomes. [...] Of the 29 partnerships that reported health outcomes data, their programs are projected to save $644 million in medical and productivity costs over 20 years.4 TFAH proposes building on these initial investments by appropriating $100,000,000 in funding to further support the implementation of a Social Determinants of Health program with goals to: 1) Increase capacity of public health agencies and c. [...] 4) Improve health outcomes and reduce health inequities by coordinating social determinants of health activities.