Is Technology a Social Determinant of Health?

• By: Nancy Harvey, LMSW Service Program for Older People (SPOP)
• January 1st, 2021
• assessment, COVID-19, older adults, social determinants of health, technology, the digital divide, winter 2021 issue, Zoom
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In late March of 2020, Alicia R. called the intake line at Service Program for Older People (SPOP), a New York City-based behavioral health care provider for older adults. This was during the peak of the initial COVID-19 outbreak in New York City and all residents were advised to remain in their...