Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks.

Integrating employment, education and upskilling resources into a health plan’s programming aligns with better health outcomes and increased self-sufficiency for its members.

It started with a call from my grandmother letting me know she needed help. She knew I was a case manager but did not really understand the specifics of my role. She was living alone and had come to realize that she may actually need some of the help that I had been telling her about over the last year or so. I had shared my knowledge of services that could help my grandmother maintain her independence and remain in her own home, but she was hesitant about using them. She str