Back Story
They are not all-encompassing, yet they are comprehensive in covering each of the Social Determinants and in applying each Creative Intelligence (the idea inspired by Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences). This means there’s something for everyone in these cards, whether your learning style is mathematically oriented, relationship-oriented, or bodily oriented; and for whatever your starting interest may be — education, environment, housing, or transportation, there’s a Social Determinant topic for you.

Some of the cards will read as pretty straightforward, while others may not be as clear. This is okay; the cards’ instructions shouldn’t be all straightforward for everyone! Engaging your imagination in interpreting the meaning of each card is part of the fun! While not all the cards might apply to your neighborhood or community, even that itself is an observation! If a card’s instruction doesn’t make sense or apply to your neighborhood or community, make a note of why and then adapt it or change it.

These cards are observation tools for the practice of Social Determinants of Health because they build on you, yourself, as the most powerful instrument of monitoring, measuring, and researching your environment, surroundings and circumstances. These card instructions are meant to engage you in the joy of research.