The Impact of Covid-19 on the Social Determinants of Health

Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 12:00 AM - Wednesday, August 12, 2020, 11:59 PM


This webinar is targeted to healthcare providers interested in understanding how the social determinants of health (poverty, housing, food insecurity, discrimination, etc.) determine, to a large extent, our vulnerability to infection and the development of complications if infected, our ability protect ourselves and our family from the coronavirus, and how our recovery may be affected. We explore poverty as a risk factor for the disease, and discuss the physical and psychosocial aspects of social distancing and sheltering in place and the effects of school closure and unemployment on our patients and their families. Finally, an overview of the importance of conducting psychological assessments in the context of Covid-19 is included.

1. Define the Social Determinants of Health.
2. Describe 3 ways poverty is a risk factor for Covid-19.
3. Identify the challenges school closures represent with respect to food iinsecurity and home schooling.
4. List 3 common psychological sequalae of social isolation
5. Identify the 4 components of an adequate psychological assessment in the context of Covid-19,
6. Discuss 3 ways marginalized communities are a t higher risk fo rthe development of Covid-19
7. State 2 healthcare access issues that may contribute to unequal access to services

ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center contact hour(s) (1.00 hours), CA BRN - California Board of Registered Nurses contact hour(s) (1.00 hours), General Attendance (1.00 hours)

Stanford Health Care is provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN).  Provider Number CEP12165.

Stanford Health Care Center for Education and Professional Development is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Neither SHC nor ANCC endorse any commercial products

2020 by Stanford Health Care, Division of Patient Care Services.
All rights reserved. No audio or video taping allowed. We reserve the right to make program changes. All students must be registered, attend the entire course, and submit an evaluation after course completion to earn credit hours.