Addressing Social Determinants of Health and Mitigating Health Disparities Across the Lifespan in Congenital Heart Disease
Published: April 07, 2022
- Improving overall health equity in populations with congenital heart disease (CHD) throughout the lifespan requires recognition of the impact of the social determinants of health (SDOH), systemic inequities, and structural racism on patient outcomes.
- The future of health disparities research in the CHD population includes both qualitative research methods to identify implicit and explicit bias, as well as Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) to begin interventions that can minimize health disparities with community engagement.
- In the care of patients with CHD, holistic, ethically oriented care could address healthcare inequities and SDOH by identifying, investigating, and proposing concrete solutions to improve outcomes and create equitable policies.
Recommended Reading
- 2020 Call to Action: Structural Racism as a Fundamental Driver of Health Disparities
- Advances in Managing Transition to Adulthood for Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease: A Practical Approach to Transition Program Design
- 2020 Interstage Home Monitoring for Infants With Single Ventricle Heart Disease: Education and Management
- 2018 Guideline for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease