Executive Briefings | February 5, 2018
Addressing Social Determinants—The Measurement Challenge
Last week, my colleague Sarah Threnhauser wrote about the issue of loneliness as a social determinant of health—citing recent research findings and the very interesting fact that the United Kingdom created a new position, the “Minister Of Loneliness” (see Is Loneliness The Overlooked Social Determinant?).
The issue of how best to define and measure loneliness was the focus of comments from OPEN MINDS Circle member Scot Adams, the former director of Nebraska Department Of Health and Human Services, Division of . . .