HSS II: Social Determinants and Health Equity

Housing, food, transport, and trust shape outcomes before the first visit. Four modules on health disparities, screening and triage, cultural humility, and redesigning the clinic so equity is built in. About 50 minutes.

Screen for what shapes health

Housing, food, and transport show up in the waiting room. Learn simple screening and triage that lead to real referrals.

A therapist working closely with an older patient

Practice cultural humility

Listen first, ask about goals, and shape the plan around the person in front of you.

Redesign the clinic for equity

Scheduling, intake, and outreach decide who gets care. Use your team to build equity into the way the clinic runs.

About the course

HSS II is the second course in the BrainSmith Health Systems Science series. It looks at the social conditions that shape health and how a clinic can respond. Across four modules you will cover the foundations of health disparities, clinical screening and triage, cultural humility and person-centered care, and systemic redesign for equity. Each module pairs a video with a ten question knowledge check, and the course ends with a final quiz. About 50 minutes of video. Included with your BrainSmith membership.

Eric Robertson consulting with a patient in the clinic

Eric Robertson, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT

Eric Robertson is a co-founder of BrainSmith and a physical therapy educator with nearly two decades on DPT faculty. He teaches at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, serves on the IFOMPT Standards Committee, and hosts the PT Outcast podcast. His work focuses on primary care physical therapy, health systems science, clinical reasoning, and curricular innovation.

Curriculum

6 Chapters · 10 Lessons

1. (Included in full purchase)
  Welcome to HSS II
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  Foundations of Health Disparities
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Knowledge check 1
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Clinical Screening and Triage
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Knowledge check 2
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Cultural Humility and Person-Centered Care
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Knowledge check 3
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Systemic Redesign for Equity
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Knowledge check 4
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Final quiz

Ready for HSS II?

Log in to your BrainSmith membership to start HSS II. Four modules, four knowledge checks and a final quiz, about 50 minutes.

Please contact us for access.