Screening for & Responding to Social Drivers of Health
Join the Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) team from the National Association of Community Health Centers to explore the importance and impact of SDOH screening on patient outcomes. The session will focus on how utilizing SDOH screening tools such as PRAPAREĀ® can improve patient health outcomes. The target audience for this training includes all levels of Community Health Center staff.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the impact of social drivers of health (SDOH) on patient health outcomes.
- Understand how SDOH screening (including PRAPAREĀ®) enables health centers to better understand patient complexity, address social risks, and demonstrate value.
- Explore common challenges and potential solutions for SDOH screening and response.
Presented by:
Cydnee Parsley, MPH
National Association of Community Health Centers
Cydnee Parsley, MPH, serves as the Deputy Director of Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) at the National Association of Community Health Centers. She currently partners with health centers to identify patient-level social needs and to use SDOH data (specifically PRAPARE) to inform upstream community efforts that advance health equity. Cydnee began her career with Special Olympics Florida (SOFL) as a Community Outreach Manager in which she worked with community health centers, healthcare providers, and university partners to implement health and wellness programming for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the Tampa Bay Area. During her time in this role, she completed a Master of Public Health from the George Washington University, where she focused on health policy and health communications culminating with the completion of a community-based project with Florida Voices for Health, leveraging community storytelling to advocate for Medicaid expansion in the state of Florida. Upon graduation, she continued with SOFL, leading the health, fitness, and leadership programs across the state. Her skills include the development, implementation, and evaluation of disability-centered health equity programming to support healthcare providers and consumers.