Description: This webinar will review the social determinants of health and explain how a person, their social network, and their cultural and environmental conditions influence inequities in diabetes health outcomes. Attendees will review various tools for assessing a person's social determinants of health and learn how to implement those tools within the context of an evidence-based program.
Learning Objectives:
- Define the social determinants of health.
- Describe examples of the social determinants of health and diabetes health inequities.
- Practice implementing standardized tools for assessing social determinants of health.
Trainer: Felicia Hill-Briggs, Ph. D.
Senior Director of Population Health Research and Development, Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins
Location: Virtual - Zoom
Date/Time: March 25, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Language: English
Maximum Attendance: No maximum.
Other Info: Live captioning for this webinar is available upon request. Please indicate a need for any accommodations during registration.
Continuing Education: Attendees will receive a certificate of completion.
Application for CHES (entry-level) / MCHES (advanced-level) Category I continuing education contact hours (CECH) has been made to the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC).