Beyond Healthcare: The Role of Social Determinants in Driving Greater Health Outcomes and Promoting Health Equity

Together, health behaviors, socioeconomic status, and physical environment are a greater driver of health outcomes and life expectancy than clinical health treatment. To address this, many major healthcare systems have dedicated capital to place-based investments focused on the social determinants of health (SDOH), which include factors like economic stability, employment, housing, education access and quality, neighborhood and physical environment, as well as access to health care. Hear from leaders in major healthcare systems discuss and debate what role private capital plays in health outcomes, what investment strategies are most impactful, how best to track and measure community health, and how to prioritize investments within the the SDOH framework.