Social Determinants of Health
What Are Social Determinants of Health?
Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life. These forces and systems include economic policies and systems, development agendas, social norms, social policies, racism, climate change, and political systems. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has adopted this SDOH definition from the World Health Organization
Elevated Levels is committed to ensuring Black, Brown and Indigenous communities have access to the social determinants of health through Learning, the Arts and Economic Development.
Keep reading to learn about our approach…
Learning
Co-create Innovative Learning Environments with communities that center the identities and lived experiences of Black, Brown and Indigenous learners as co-creators in ALL learning experiences, thereby engaging students in liberatory learning, exploration, project-based learning, etc. with the engagement from parents and community members on a regular basis.
Black, Brown and Indigenous Technology pipeline
Mentoring support for younger women of color
The Arts
Produce multi-content products that elevate organic narratives
Provide place-based community engagement with world renowned performers and headliners to seamlessly combine the impact of authentic sound from the Black, Brown and Indigenous communities.
Provide a platform for Black, Brown and Indigenous people to express themselves and change narratives through the arts.
Engaging AI in the Arts
Economic Development
Invest in Black, Brown and Indigenous Businesses
Advocate for pay equity for all clients and develop pay equity frameworks
Work within communities to build the strength of circulating the dollar within the community
Strengthen the education of Black, Brown and Indigenous business owners
Develop Public Private Partnerships