Integrating ICF and SDoH: How functioning and social factors intersect in health
February 5, 2026 | Patricia Saleeby and Michelle Badore
Traditional diagnosis codes only scratch the surface of a patient’s health story. While clinical data provides critical insights, it’s the social and environmental factors—where people live, how people live and more—that often shape health outcomes. In this episode, Dr. Patricia Saleeby returns to discuss the powerful synergy between the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and social determinants of health (SDoH). Discover how embracing a more holistic approach can drive health equity and better outcomes for all.
It marked a shift away from how we look at health, how we look at disability, that we recognize that it is the individual and their functioning within the context of their environment.
Patricia Saleeby, PhD
Bradley University
