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New Research Guide: Employment by Occupation and Industry
Devan Hawkins, Assistant Professor at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, has authored a new SDOH research guide on EmploymentConceptualizing Healthcare Equity: A New Research Guide for Understanding Access
Rey Flores, a PhD candidate at the Brown School of Public Health, has authored a new SDOH Research Guide, Conceptualizing Healthcare Equity.Call for Abstracts
Abstract submissions are now open! The SDOH & Place Symposium is a meeting for SDOH researchers, practitioners, and advocates to share their work on measuring and mapping SDOH, linking public health with geography, GIScience, and social science. The 3rd Annual SDOH & Place Symposium will be held in downtown Chicago from September 23-September 25th, 2026.Introducing the 2026 Place Project Ambassadors
After selecting 15 talented individuals, we are excited to introduce the 2026 cohort of the SDOH & Place Fellowship Program!Advancing Health & Place: The 2025 Fellowship Showcase
The full collection of showcase articles from our 2025 Fellowship Ambassadors is out!Summer 2026 Design Fellowship—Call for Applications
The SDOH & Place Design Fellowship is a remote, project-based program sponsored by the Healthy Regions & Policies Lab (HeRoP). We are seeking a detail-oriented Product/UX Designer to support the SDOH & Place initiative, a project dedicated to making complex Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) data accessible for public health planning and community advocacy.SDOH & Place Fellowship—Call for Applications 2026
Applications for the 2026 SDOH & Place Fellowship are now open! Here we will teach you how to create your own data dashboard/data visualization within a Human-Centered Design framework!Finding Public Datasets for Health Equity Research: How to Use the Data Discovery App
Join us from 11 AM- 12 PM on Friday, December 5th for a guided webinar on Finding Public Datasets for Health Equity Research using the Data Discovery App!Speaker & Symposium Schedule
At the SDOH & Place Symposium this September, we will meet to build community, spark dialogue, and strike inspiration around the Social Determinants of Health & Place.The 2025 SDOH & Place Symposium—Call for Applications
Join us in September to build community, spark dialogue, and strike inspiration around the Social Determinants of Health & Place.
