Healthify Blog What Are the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 on SDoH?

Since the beginning of 2020, we’ve seen COVID-19 wreak havoc on our communities. As of December 2021, more than 800,000 Americans have died from the virus and across the country, millions of people have felt the impact. And even though we’re nearly two years into this, the devastation isn’t slowing down.  Right now, the healthcare system is overburdened. Healthcare workers and social services providers are buried in responsibilities and exhausted, if not already burnt out. So, too, is the public.   While we’d like to believe the end is near, COVID-19 is still rampant in many parts of the country and around the world. Facing yet another surge, we’re all wondering: what are the long-term effects of COVID-19 on social determinants of health (SDoH)? And how can payers, providers, and community-based organizations (CBOs) work together to meet the needs of so many?