Delving into social determinantsof the health of employees may require sharing of personaldata—something that employees often are reluctant to do.
American health care consumers overestimate how much clinicalcare affects overall health, a new survey from Welltok finds. Thestudy found instead that social determinants have a much biggerimpact on an individual's health than many people realize.
According to Welltok, a consulting firm based in Denver,clinical care accounts for only 10 percent of health overall,genetics accounts for 20 percent, environment accounts for another20 percent, and lifestyle behaviors are the drivers for 50 percentof a person's health.
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