Social Vulnerability Index and Health Outcomes in the United States: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) for the purpose of allocating resources in times of emergency based on social determinants of health (SDOH). The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate how the SVI tool has been applied in health care literature focused on health in the United States (US). A systematic literature review was conducted in 7 research databases with an 11-year time frame reflecting the launch of SVI, with the last search completed on September 29, 2022. Studies were included that involved humans, health, SVI, and conducted in the US. Articles were excluded if the SVI was used in COVID-19, disaster, pandemic, environment, or hazards. A total of 47 articles were included in the systematic review. The majority o

SUBMITTER: Higginbotham JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11832337 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr-Jun 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature