Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) — such as access to safe housing, education and healthy food — impact a wide range of health and quality-of-life outcomes. Today we are sharing three blog posts that highlight SDoH and how to identify and address them in your population health strategy.

About SDoH
Why are SDoH important? Learn how the ACG System plays an important role in identifying all the risks that affect overall health, and why your population health strategy approach should include social determinants. Read more here.

Social Need Markers
While much of population health analytics focuses on the whole community, ACG System users can utilize Social Need Markers at the individual patient level. Providers and health plans can use this information to identify each individual’s needs and ensure they are connected to the right resources. Click to read more.

ACG GeoHealth
This proprietary ACG System feature uses 17 unique variables — such as poverty levels, home value and the likelihood of having health insurance — to look at where a population lives and determine the risks and health challenges the population faces due to that geography. Learn more.