Making Societal Factors Part of a Health Equity Strategy

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed spotlight on health inequities in the United States. One pathway for improving health equity is to address the societal factors that influence health. In this session, presenters from the American Hospital Association and CommonSpirit Health will share a framework for how hospitals can address the societal factors that influence health. The presenter from CommonSpirit Health will bring the framework to life, sharing how her health care system has deployed a system-wide strategic effort to address the societal factors that lead to health inequities in the communities they serve.