In Pursuit of the Big Picture: What are Social Determinants of Health and Why Do They Matter In Physical Therapy?
Department
Physical Therapy
Abstract
Social and economic factors are known predictors of disease and injury, as well as access and outcomes associated with medical care. Current legislative and policy trends in payment for health and medical services have made these social determinants of health increasingly important for physical therapists to consider. This course will consist of two parts. The purpose of the asynchronous, online portion of the course is to define social determinants of health and health care, and to discuss how they are measured across populations. Special emphasis will be placed on specific examples from physical therapy practice. A live discussion will then take place, which will permit participants to interact over the course content and refine specific action items to apply understanding of social determinants of health to practice.
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Publication Date
9-21-2017
Publication Title
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) - Learning Center
Recommended Citation
Davenport, Todd E., "In Pursuit of the Big Picture: What are Social Determinants of Health and Why Do They Matter In Physical Therapy?" (2017). All Faculty Scholarship. 362.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/shs-all/362
