This resource, developed by Convergence Health Consulting for hospitals, was created to provided a fun and unexpected way to talk about social determinants of health (SDOH) work with their teams.
Each facility has a unique approach to screening for and addressing SDOH needs for their patients and communities. Drawing inspiration from a childhood game, this fill-in-the-blank script outlines the key elements of an SDOH screening process and highlights where hospitals can customize the script based on their process.
Once hospitals complete the tool, it can serve as an outline for the major components leadership might cover when talking with staff about SDOH screening. These include:
The purpose of the hospital's screening program
Who conducts the screenings
Where the hospital stores the data
How the hospital uses SDOH screening data to invest in the community