Thumbnail graphic promoting the re-release of the U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health. On the left, bold text reads “The Blueprint Lives On” with a subheadline: “The architects laid the foundation. Now our community builds the future.” A label at the top says “Power Grid For Change.” The right side features the original Playbook cover, and a button-style URL at the bottom reads “blog.poweredtorise.com.” Background colors are teal, white, and navy.

Why We’re Releasing the U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health—Again

July 04, 20252 min read

At Powered to Rise, we believe the pursuit of health justice must not shift with the political winds. Our commitment builds across administrations and across seasons of silence and momentum.

Today, we are re-releasing The U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health, originally issued by the White House Domestic Policy Council and the Office of Science and Technology Policy in November 2023.

The current administration removed it from public access. This act may have been quiet, but the implications are loud. The Playbook, built through cross-sector collaboration, was never meant to be final. It was designed as scaffolding—a starting point for something stronger, more rooted in truth, and shaped by those closest to the ground.

What’s at Stake

This document outlines how health is not just shaped in clinics or hospitals but in the homes we live in, the air we breathe, the schools our children attend, and the food systems that surround us. For communities navigating the compounding effects of systemic inequity, these conditions are not abstract. They are daily determinants of life and death.

The Playbook offers more than a list of problems. It introduces solutions that include funding flexibility, investment in backbone organizations, and infrastructure for better data sharing. Each strategy centers communities that have too often been sidelined in public health planning.

Why This Still Matters

We are not releasing this to claim credit. We are doing this to protect continuity and possibility.

Removal from a federal website does not erase the collective effort it took to build this guidance. Frontline providers, community-based leaders, and policy advocates need this framework to keep momentum going. They deserve access to the knowledge that was created with them and for them.

We are preserving this Playbook so that it can continue to serve. It deserves to be studied, improved, shared, and implemented—not shelved.

Our Call

Health equity cannot wait for political consensus. It must be protected and practiced daily.

If your work touches housing, food access, transportation, education, environmental health, or community well-being, this Playbook belongs in your hands. Share it with your team. Cite it in your proposals. Teach it in your trainings. Use it to spark dialogue with your elected officials.

The pursuit of health equity is not a passing moment. It is a mandate. This Playbook is one more bridge guiding us toward that collective future.

Access the Playbook

Cover page of "The U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health," published by the Domestic Policy Council and the Office of Science and Technology Policy in November 2023. The background is dark blue with a curved line of blue stars along the right side and bottom. The White House logo appears in the lower right corner.

Rafat is a strategic healthcare leader, policy advocate, and entrepreneur who moves with purpose. Grounded in Medicaid policy, public health strategy, and digital innovation, she equips community-rooted leaders to expand healthcare access, influence legislative outcomes, and create systems where everyone, especially those long overlooked, can rise.

Rafat Fields

Rafat is a strategic healthcare leader, policy advocate, and entrepreneur who moves with purpose. Grounded in Medicaid policy, public health strategy, and digital innovation, she equips community-rooted leaders to expand healthcare access, influence legislative outcomes, and create systems where everyone, especially those long overlooked, can rise.

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