Social Determinants of Health Data Source Overview

Gathering the various resources that have bits social determinants of health data sources is a challenge.  Local healthcare organizations need access to timely and accurate data to positively identify impacted members or patients.  How to collect, store and leverage SDOH data is difficult.

3 Levels of Social Determinants of Health Data Sources

National Data

Social Determinants of Health data collected at a national level includes information collected through large scale national efforts such as Census. 

State Data

Social Determinants of Health data collected at a state level includes information collected through state agencies through aggregation of county or local resources. 

Local Data

Social Determinants of Health data collected at a national level includes information collected through local organizations.

Examples of social data includes:

• Chronic Disease Indicators
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Housing 
• Disability Data
• Pregnancy Health
• Heart Disease
• Economic Indicators
• Unemployment
• Education