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Social Determinants of Health Step 4: Leverage Resources

Simply offering resources and promoting healthy choices will not solve health inequities. Employers need to create an inclusive culture where everyone has the opportunity for well-being. Here you will find resources for integrating social determinants of health into your workplace culture, organized by CDC’s five domains for SDoH.

Resources to address gaps in social determinants of health

  • Offer a tutoring benefit
  • Offer student loan repayment programs
  • Share health education opportunities
  • Increase the literacy level, Forbes
  • Provide translation and interpreter services

  • Smoke-free workplace
    • Smoke-free Policies Reduce Smoking, CDC
  • Workplace fitness opportunities 
    • Onsite gym and walking routes
  • Workplace lactation rooms 
  • Workplace healthy food access 
    • Healthy Workplace Food and Beverage Toolkit, American Heart Association
  • Workplace culture that reduces psychological stress 

  • Social cohesion through events and team building
  • DE&I policies, communication, support 
  • Community volunteer initiatives 
  • Employee Resource Groups 
  • Employee Mentor Programs 
  • Social well-being programming