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Understanding Social Determinants of Health

Diversity Nursing

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, and the broader array of influences and structures impacting everyday living. These determinants are the key drivers of health disparities, leading to unjust and preventable health outcomes.

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How Nurses Can Influence Health Equity

Diversity Nursing

For example, some people may live in rural areas where they cannot easily access routine health exams. Others may need help understanding health recommendations due to language barriers. Whatever the disadvantage, health disparities can lead to poor health outcomes that negatively contribute to health equity.

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The Growing Role of Nurse Case Managers

Diversity Nursing

Acting as a liaison between patients, health care providers, and health insurers. Educating patients and their families on relevant health-related matters. Keeping track of health outcomes and suggesting possible treatment changes. Primary responsibilities include: Evaluating a patient's medical history.

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A “New Era” for Social Determinants of Health

Nurse.com

How SDOH affect people’s health outcomes How to screen for SDOH How to access resources to remediate SDOH There are plenty of resources to help you — at your own institution, specialty organizations , and at local, state, and federal levels. A comment about job loss or having no health insurance is valuable information.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Crystal Beckford

Minority Nurse

Crystal Beckford is an accomplished healthcare executive with extensive experience in health systems in Maryland and Florida. She has a proven track record in hospital, health plan, long-term care, and health insurance leadership. What is the most significant challenge facing nursing today?

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Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond

American Nurse

Strategies and support to improve mental health outcomes Suicide and mental illness have long been stigmatized, and although public awareness has grown recently, partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals hesitate to acknowledge their own mental health struggles or seek help. Am Nurse J. 2021;16(2):14-8.

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Avoiding the Landmines on the Path to HealthTech Innovation

Healthcare Law Insights blog

AI promises more accurate diagnoses, personalized treatments, and improved patient outcomes. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets the national standard for protecting patient health information. However, AI’s need for large datasets to train algorithms can complicate privacy matters.

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