Person SDOH
The interconnected non-medical factors (social determinants of health) that affect a person's well-being.
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Multiplicity | Attribute note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Person Racialized Group Code | Codeable Concept | 0..* | Uniquely specifies the social construct(s) used to judge and categorize people based on perceived differences in physical appearance in ways that create and maintain power differentials within social hierarchies.
If Another Race Category is selected from the value set, an additional free-text description may be captured in the free-text field of the attribute to provide further details.
Value Set:
https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/racializedgroupcode
|
| Person Born In Canada Indicator | Indicator | 0..1 | Indicates whether or not a person was born in Canada. |
| Person Ethnicity Description | String | 0..1 | |
| Person Arrival in Canada Date | Date | 0..1 | The estimated or actual date when the newcomer arrived in Canada. |
| Person Indigenous Identity Code | Codeable Concept | 0..* | Uniquely specifies a person’s self-identification(s) with the Indigenous peoples of Canada. A person can have multiple Indigenous identities.
Value Set: https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/indigenousidentitycode |
| Person Gender Identity Code | Codeable Concept | 0..* | Uniquely specifies an individual’s personal experience(s) of being a woman, man, nonbinary, or how the person prefers to self-describe. People may have more than one gender identity or use different gender identities in different settings.
Value Set:
https://www.cihi.ca/en/pan-canadian-gender-sex-and-sexual-orientation-data-standard |
| Person Recorded Gender Code | Codeable Concept | 0..1 | Uniquely specifies the documented gender or sex of an individual used for clinical, official, or legal purposes where only 1 data field for sex and gender is available, and where it is the value found in the local system and/or historical documentation.
Value Set:
https://www.cihi.ca/en/pan-canadian-gender-sex-and-sexual-orientation-data-standard |
| Person Gender Used Code | Codeable Concept | 0..1 | Uniquely specifies the gender identity that a person wishes to have recorded on legal documents or the gender identity that a person identifies with for the purpose of interactions with official agencies.
Value Set:
https://www.cihi.ca/en/pan-canadian-gender-sex-and-sexual-orientation-data-standard |
| Person Sexual Orientation Code | Codeable Concept | 0..1 | Uniquely specifies how a person describes their sexuality or who a person is romantically or physically attracted to.
Value Set:
https://www.cihi.ca/en/pan-canadian-gender-sex-and-sexual-orientation-data-standard |
Relationships
| From class | From multiplicity | Relationship | To class | To multiplicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | 0..* | has (composition) | Person SDOH | 0..1 |
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How to cite:
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Person SDOH. Accessed November 02, 2026.