Applying Data Analytics to Address Social Determinants of Health in Practice

John W Wallace; Kasey P Decosimo; Matthew C Simon

doi:10.18043/ncm.80.4.244

Applying Data Analytics to Address Social Determinants of Health in Practice

N C Med J. 2019 Jul-Aug;80(4):244-248. doi: 10.18043/ncm.80.4.244.

Authors

John W Wallace¹, Kasey P Decosimo², Matthew C Simon³

Affiliations

¹ senior data advisor, North Carolina Institute for Public Health and analytic research associate, Public Health Leadership Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina john.wallace@unc.edu.
² research health scientist specialist, Health Services Research & Development, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina.
³ senior data and GIS analyst, North Carolina Institute for Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

PMID: 31278189
DOI: 10.18043/ncm.80.4.244

Abstract

As public health and health care increase focus toward addressing social determinants of health (SDH), the growth of data and analytics affords new, impactful tools for data-informed community health improvement. Best practices should be established for responsible use, meaningful interpretation, and actionable implementation of SDH data for community health improvement.

MeSH terms

Data Science*
Public Health
Social Determinants of Health*