Social Determinants of Health

The Hospital Community Collaborative provides resources to hospitals seeking to collaborate to reduce disparities in health outcomes.
Focusing on societal factors benefits patient care and serves as an avenue to meet hospitals’ strategic goals including advancing equity, improving quality and outcomes, reducing costs, and building community engagement and trust.
Join us for an insightful webinar to learn how health care providers across the country are transforming community health by integrating social care into their day-to-day workflows. Learn from industry experts about the importance of addressing Social Drivers of Health (SDOH), the benefits of a…
Non-medical social factors can have a significant impact on a pregnant person’s health and well-being. These AHA resources highlight how hospitals can address their patients' social needs to achieve better health outcomes.
The AHA awarded the Foster G. McGaw Prize to Boston Medical Center (BMC) Health System for its achievements in improving access to high-quality health care — particularly for underserved areas — and developing innovative partnerships with community organizations.
Coaching sessions that HCC enrollees can participate in throughout the year to exchange knowledge and collaborative strategies with peers.
The Hospital Community Collaborative's Academy offers specialized workshops for hospital and community organizations looking to improve their work.
The purpose of this guide is to show local health department (LHD) epidemiologists, data analysts, and other professionals how to collect, analyze, and display a prioritized list of social determinant of health living condition (SDOH-LC) indicators and frame these data in the context of…
This report covers the Hospital Community Collaborative’s impact on community health between 2018-2023, detailing the program’s history and elements.