Post here with your title/role/qualifications and whatnot if you want to. If you want to post a region or field to look for folks in your area to network a bit, this is the place to do it!

Be respectful of people's privacy and do not dig for details. Put a note in the top of your comment if you are open to messages and/or questions.

(At the moment, this is likely to be America-centric for system questions unless/until we get more international representation.)

Please post queries here if you are looking for advice on what kind of specialist to seek out for medical problems. Keep descriptions of the medical concern in question brief, and limit discussion of personal details.

THIS IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL PHYSICIAN/PATIENT RELATIONSHIPS. THIS IS EXCLUSIVELY FOR HELP NAVIGATING THE MEDICAL SYSTEM.

I'm currently in my Family Med clinical rotation, and our professor has us working on social determinants of health stuff for the didactic/academic portion. To that end, she sent us some resources and then I dug up a bunch more, so I wanted to share links to the resources I found in case anyone finds them useful in their practice for helping patients with SDOH needs.

Unfortunately, these are all going to be American resources, but hopefully they'll be helpful to someone.

• Neighborhood Navigator for resources by zip code
• Reading Level analyzer for patient instructions.
• SAGE - Resources for LGBTQ+ Elders
• Medigap/Medicare Part C for supplemental and prescription drug coverage
• Medicare Savings Programs for low-income seniors
• Supplemental Security Income assistance for seniors and people with disabilites
• Aid Access - Buy abortion pills online
• Dental Care state programs
• Free or Low Cost Eye Care
• Hearing Aid Project
• Google Doc of OB/Gyns known to do hysterectomies

If there are any other resources you know about, please share them in the comments! This stuff is so important for healthcare access, but they can be really hard to track down sometimes.