Author Archives: Amarilys Bernacet, Amy Chepaitis, & Cleo Kordomenos

About Amarilys Bernacet, Amy Chepaitis, & Cleo Kordomenos

Cleanthe (Cleo) Kordomenos is a mixed methods public health research and policy analyst within RTI International's Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care Program. Her current work includes government-funded health policy, implementation, and evaluative research advancing the health and well-being of dually-eligible Medicare-Medicaid individuals with complex health and social needs. She is an incoming MPH candidate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Infrastructure investments, SDOH, and equity

By | June 16, 2021
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The Biden Administration’s proposed infrastructure investments are an example of an upstream effort to address disparities related to social determinants of health (SDOH). As mentioned in our previous blog post, SDOH are the conditions or circumstances within which people live, and these differ based on the distribution of power, money, and resources. The systems and… Read More »

Social determinants of health: Language nuance matters

By | April 20, 2021
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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines social determinants of health (SDOH) as the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the “conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age.” Currently, SDOH is a hot topic as stakeholders try new ways to improve individual and population health, achieve health equity, and reduce… Read More »