{"id":6490,"date":"2022-09-22T02:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T02:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&p=6490"},"modified":"2026-10-09T10:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:55:12","slug":"social-determinants-of-health","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/talent-management\/employee-engagement\/social-determinants-of-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Leveraging social determinants of health to improve employee wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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by Natasha K. A. Wiebusch<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Employee wellness<\/a> has been around since at least the 1950’s. Fortunately for everyone involved, we’ve come a long way from workplace smoking guidelines and lunchtime martini limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even today, employee wellness is rapidly changing. What it is currently is not at all what it was just a few short years ago. Sure, we generally have the same goals, but the boundaries that define wellbeing are not the same. They’re broader\u2026 and better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, employers are leveraging social determinants of health (SDoH), which go beyond the typical wellness indicators, to improve employee wellness for all employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employee wellness redefined<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Employee wellness is the global effort and investment employers make to maximize each employee’s physical, economic, social, educational and community-focused well-being. A successful employee wellness initiative involves leadership advocacy, policy, programming, financial investment, upskilling, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, employee wellness may be viewed through the lens of social determinants of health (SDoH), which include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n