Table 1. Domains of social and behavioral determinants of health for consideration in VHA primary care clinics*.
SBDH Domains | SBDH Sub-domains | ||
Sociodemographic | Sexual Orientation | ||
Race/Ethnicity | |||
Country of Origin | |||
Education | |||
Employment | |||
Financial Resource Strain | Food Insecurity | Public Assistance Food Access | |
Individual's Food Intake | |||
Housing Insecurity** | |||
Psychological | Health Literacy | ||
Stress | |||
Negative Mood & Affect | Depression | ||
Anxiety | |||
Psychological Assets | Self-efficacy, Conscientiousness, Patient engagement/Activation, Optimism | ||
Behavioral | Dietary Patterns | Healthy Food Habits | |
Physical Activity | |||
Tobacco Use and Exposure | |||
Alcohol Use | |||
Social Relationship | Social Connection and Social Isolation | ||
Violence Exposure | |||
Neighborhood Compositional Characteristics | Natural Environment | Air Quality | |
Water Quality | |||
Childhood Lead Poisoning Levels | |||
Physical/Built Environment | Housing | Housing Characteristics | |
Housing Insecurity** | |||
Homelessness | |||
Walkability and Access | Geographic Characteristics of Living Space | ||
Mode of transportation | |||
Walkability Index | |||
Street Connectivity | |||
Access to Healthy Food Options | |||
Access to Healthcare Facility | |||
Socio-economic | Social Deprivation | ||
Social Characteristics of Neighborhood | Income | ||
Education | |||
Employment | |||
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Index | |||
Economic Distress | |||
Healthcare Access | |||
Race/Ethnicity | Neighborhood-level Racial Residential Segregation |
Note: * The conceptual framework is presented in Figure 1. This table expands on categories of social and behavioral determinants of health (red circle in the figure) using recommendations from National Academy of Medicine.
** There are overlaps among different domains of SBDH. For instance, housing insecurity would be included in two domains.
SBDH: Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health; VHA: Veterans Health Administration.