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An ad hoc committee under the auspices of the Institute of Medicine will conduct a study to explore how the education of health professionals is currently addressing the social determinants of health in and with communities. Based on these findings, the committee will develop a framework for how the education of health professionals for better understanding the social determinants of health could be strengthened across the learning continuum.
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·2016
The World Health Organization defines the social determinants of health as "the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life." These forces and systems include economic policies, development agendas, cult...
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An ad hoc committee under the auspices of the Institute of Medicine will conduct a study to explore how the education of health professionals is currently addressing the social determinants of health in and with communities. Based on these findings, the committee will develop a framework for how the education of health professionals for better understanding the social determinants of health could be strengthened across the learning continuum.
The committee can consider a variety of perspectives--that could include partnerships, finances and sustainability, experiential learning, continuous professional development, faculty development, policies, systems, and/or health literacy--in preparation of a brief report containing recommendations on how to strengthen health professional education in and with vulnerable communities by addressing the social determinants of health.
Contributors
Committee
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Committee Membership Roster Comments
Sponsors
Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Aetna Foundation
American Academy of Nursing
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Board of Family Medicine
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
American College of Nurse-Midwives
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Occupational Therapy Association
American Osteopathic Association
American Physical Therapy Association
American Society for Nutrition
American Speech-Language Hearing Association
Association of American Medical Colleges
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)
Association of Schools of the Allied Health Professions
Athletic Training Strategic Alliance
Council on Social Work Education
Ghent University
Health Resources and Services Administration
Jonas Nursing and Veterans Healthcare
Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education
National Academies of Practice
National Association of Social Workers
National Board for Certified Counselors and Affiliates, Inc.
National Board of Medical Examiners
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
National League for Nursing
National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
Physician Assistant Education Association
Society for Simulation in Healthcare
THEnet – Training for Health Equity Network
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
University of Toronto
Veterans Health Administration
Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar
Staff
Patricia Cuff
Lead
Major units and sub-units
Health and Medicine Division
Lead
Institute of Medicine
Lead
Board on Global Health
Lead
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