The COMmunicator 2021-22 Vol. 1 | Page 25

The Pulse of the COM COMmunity

CAMPUS CIRCULATION

COM students at the SDoHM Kick-Off event

Social Determinants of Health Month (SDoHM)

This November, COM, School of Social Work- Student Organization (SSW-SO), and the Center for Excellence in Collaborative Education (CECE) will be hosting the second UNE Social Determinants of Health Month (SDoHM). Throughout the month, COM clubs and other UNE health professional programs will host guest lecturers, student and physician panels, and alternative opportunities for the UNE community to learn about factors impacting health. During SDoHM, students, faculty and community members will explore conditions in which people live, grow, work, learn, practice religion, and age that impact individual health, ​while also learning about systems of oppression that perpetuate those conditions and disparities in healthcare. The events will encourage participants to think about how we might affect positive change in our communities and in our future patient populations. Furthermore, throughout SDoHM, students will be provided resources and virtual learning opportunities about the intersections of healthcare and social injustice, environmental racism, disenfranchisement, underrepresentation, and discrimination in medicine.