Resource Details

Learning Collaborative: The Role of Identifying the Social Drivers of Health In Advancing Health Equity

Session 4: Children and Youth in Foster Care

Year Developed: 2024

Resource Type: Archived Webinar.

Primary Audience: C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.) Clinicians Enabling Staff PCAs
Secondary Audience: Board of Directors

Language(s): English

Developed by: Renaye James Healthcare Advisors (RJHA) (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: The Renaye James Healthcare Advisors’ Learning Collaborative sessions will cover how to assess health outcome disparities and barriers experienced within four different communities. Trainings will cover evidence-based health-risk assessment tools and how to use a team-based approach to incorporate them into patient care. Additional information about using these tools to identify social drivers of health and connect individuals to community-based resources and services that meet those needs will be shared. Participants will be asked to draft a workflow on how their organization will identify special populations and the process of making referrals (internal and external referrals) to address Social Drivers of Health.

Resource Details: Participants will learn about the various social drivers of health that influence the wellbeing of children and families when impacted by the child welfare system, how to evaluate the mechanisms through which social drivers contribute to increased risks and instability within the family system, and how to clearly express the connection between the social drivers of health and their impact on the overall wellbeing of children and families ,and their involvement with child welfare system.

Resource Topic: , Special and Vulnerable Populations, Health Equity

Resource Subtopic: , Population Health, Policy and Advocacy, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Quality Improvement.

Keywords: Access to Care, Adolescents and Youth, Care Coordination, Community Engagement, Patient Education, Health Systems, Legal Issues, Mental Health, Non-Clinical Services, Policies and Procedures, Screening, Security Risk Assessment (SRA), Team-Based Care.