\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{Emilie Lamarche} \pdfinfo{ /Title (theory-sdoh.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (Emilie Lamarche) /Subject (Theory - SDOH Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{E09999} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{FBF2F2} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Theory - SDOH Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{Emilie Lamarche} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/171396/cs/35965/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Emilie Lamarche \\ \uline{cheatography.com/emilie-lamarche} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Not Yet Published.\\ Updated 9th December, 2022.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{SDOH}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Describe a person's place in the world & Social status, social inclusion or exclusion \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Influence of environment on your health & Dr. Verchow, hippocrates and freud \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Praviously used medical model when diseases were mainly infectious: & Now have chronic illnesses: figure out what causes them \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Address SDOH to reduce health disparities: & Will improve health \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{The non-medical factors that influence overall health outcomes \newline -conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live and age in \newline and the systems shaping these conditions} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.18988 cm} x{2.78712 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{What do you have for love?}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Relationships and supports & Childhood \seqsplit{environment/development} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Family dynamics & Culture \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Race & Discrimination \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Gender/gender identity & Sexual orientation \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Influences lifetsyle \newline \newline -childhood influences what type of adult you turn out to be} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.63781 cm} x{2.33919 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{What do you have for work?}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Education & Food security \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Employment/job security/income & Housing/ neighbourhood \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Geography & Basic amenities \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Exposure to crime/violence & Access to HC/dentist/physio \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Education most influential since it determines your employment} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.4931 cm} x{3.4839 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The systems that influence SDOH}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Economic policies & Lenght of mat leave: conditions to meet for EI \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Social policies} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Social norms & Golf cart with drinks - drinking as a societal influence \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Political systems - the party in power} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Development agendas} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The social gradient}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 0 (+ 0) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{The lower the socioeconomic status the worse their health tends to be - vice versa \newline -\textgreater{} due to uneven distribution of resources, money and power} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.93643 cm} x{2.04057 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The SDOH}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Early childhood development & Housing \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Employment/working conditions & Education \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Unemployment/job security & Disability \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Food insecurity & Gender \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Geography & Globalization \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Health services & Immigration \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Income & Indigenous ancestory \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Race & Social exclusion \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Disability is linked to decreased employment rate and increased Without employment cannot make an income and do not have basic needs \newline Affordable housing is a big issue - link btw poor housing and poor health outcomes \newline Geography affects HC, food and housing - worse conditions due to lack of PHC \newline Immigrants have harder time finding work -\textgreater{} unemployment and worse mental health \newline Indigneous = double the unemployment rate, more poverty} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Why do SDOH matter?}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{30-55\% of outcomes are directly attributed} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{They are more powerful than medical interventions} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} The complexities make it more difficult to address the health concern & -the more complxities the less likely to receive care \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{-\textgreater{} Promote health adn prevent illness: by understanding the SDOH then can help to improve pt outcomes \newline - need to understand the environment they come from \newline -have cultural humility and understand own biases} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.9862 cm} x{1.9908 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Client Care ELC addressing SDOH}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Culturally appropriate communication} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Understanding ancestry and race} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Apply best evidence to pt situation: & cost, access to pharmacy \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Know impact of SDOH to guide strategies to health promotion} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Quality 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\begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.28942 cm} x{2.68758 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Education ELC on SDOH}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Educate:} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Self (reflection) & Client and community \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{members of the healthcare team} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.34379 cm} x{3.63321 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{SDOH of indigenous populations}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Impacted by discrimination and health inequities} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Proximal: & daily aspect, education, employment \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Intermediate:} & Systemic: health care system \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Distal: & Hx of discrimination, racism \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Rural and remote populations}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Lower overall education levels} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Decreased access to education and employment} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Higher smoking rates} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Less access to healthy food} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Rural and remote populations}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Factors: & Considerations: \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Lower overall education levels & Decreased healthcare resources \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Decreased access to education and employment & Travel time \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Higher smoking rates & Less practitioners \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Less access to healthy food & Ethical dilemmas providing care in small community \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} More indigenous populations & Telehealth \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Education level is more influential determinant \newline -pregnancy and childbirth: they sometimes need to stay in other communities after 36 weeks \newline -may not have specialized services \newline -SLP, dietetics can be facilitated through telehealth} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.78712 cm} x{2.18988 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Inner-city populations}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Factors: & Considerations: \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Poverty and unemployment & Access to care \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Homelessness & Trauma informed, harm reduction \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Food insecurity & Support \seqsplit{services/resources} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Racism & Policy/advocate \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Infectious 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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Decreased employmnet - language barrier, discrimmination \newline Trauma and stress they experienced in their homeland} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.74195 cm} x{3.23505 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{LGTB2SQ}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Factors: & Barriers: \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Depression and anxiety & Homophobia (real or perceived) \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Substance abuse & Heteronormative care \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Family planning & Providers with limited knowledge \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Limited coverage for gender-affirming surgery/ hormones \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & Long application process \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Non-disclosure affects quality of care \newline -creates delays in medical diagnosis and treatment if they do not disclose} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Asking about SDOH in practice}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Include social Hx in SOAP note & Cultural humility \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Help access resource and supports & Self reflection of biases \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} CLEAR or RESPECT formats to help with questions & Improving access to care \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Partner with local groups and PHC angencies & Be aware of available resources in community \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 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