The Social Determinants of Health ECHO for Care Teams ended with participants reporting they felt very knowledgeable and 81% of participants would ‘probably’ or ‘definitely’ use what they learned. iMPROve Health hosted the virtual ECHO series to help primary care teams adopt screening for social determinants of health (SDOH) and address specific needs.
Didactic topics presented by iMPROve Health and external subject matter experts (SMEs) included: SDOH in Michigan, SDOH impact on blood pressure and cholesterol, self-measured blood pressure, screening for SDOH, SDOH Z codes, following up on SDOH, statewide resources, and SDOH and telehealth.
“A valuable piece of the ECHO model is the chance for peer-to-peer learning,” said Julee Campbell, MPH, CPHQ, senior quality consultant with iMPROve Health. “Participants were able to discuss questions and barriers with their peers and could draw on the group’s variety of perspectives for brainstorming solutions.”
Participants had opportunities to learn more about SDOH, health-related social needs and other relevant topics. They gained knowledge, resources, and new perspectives to bring back to their teams and use when screening patients for SDOH and connecting them with appropriate resources.
Throughout the project, many resources were shared, here are a few that could be useful at your office:
- 2022-2024 Social Determinants of Health Strategy (michigan.gov)
- USING Z CODES (cms.gov)
- Michigan Million Hearts
- Find Help – Michigan 2-1-1 (mi211.org)
To learn more about iMPROve Health’s work related to chronic conditions, visit Chronic Disease Management | iMPROve Health. To learn more about Project ECHO, visit
Home – Project ECHO. This project was funded by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.