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When Healthcare Isn't Enough: A Christian Response to Social Determinants of Health
1Breanna Lathrop, DNP, MPH, RN, FNP-BC , is a family nurse practitioner and the Chief Operating Officer at the Good Samaritan Health Center in Atlanta, GA. She is the coauthor of How Neighborhood Make Us Sick: Restoring Health and Wellness to Our Communities (IV Press).
Abstract:
Education, employment, housing, neighborhood safety, and traumatic life experiences influence people's health, and poor health as a result of inequities in these areas cannot be remedied by medical care alone. Although social determinants of health threaten the attainment of a healthy life for people across North America, nurses are positioned to be leaders in a movement toward health equity. Nurses can follow the example of Jesus in loving their neighbors as themselves by addressing the social needs of patients, championing health system change, educating their communities, and advocating for Health in All Policies.
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