Social Determinants of Health Training

The goal for you is to understand the high burden of social determinants of health in people living with sickle cell disease, how to collect this data and utilize it to improve overall care.


  1. Review Social Determinants of Health Checklist below.

2. Read the article linked below and review screening tools (Tables 1-3) to decide what can be incorporated into your practice.

Social aspects of chronic transfusions: addressing social determinants of health, health literacy, and quality of life, Jennifer Webb (CNH)

3. Read the article linked below:

Universal screening for social determinants of health in pediatric sickle cell disease: A quality-improvement intiative, Alexander Power-Hayes (BMC).