description: 'This section contains social history data that influence a patient''s physical, psychological or emotional health (e.g., smoking status, pregnancy). Demographic data, such as marital status, race, ethnicity, and religious affiliation, is captured in the header. Mental/behavioral health assessments such as PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) for depression screening are captured in the Mental Status section.\n\n#### Templates Used\nAlthough open templates may contain any valid CDA content, the following templates are specifically called out by this template:\n\n**Recommended Entries**: [SmokingStatus](StructureDefinition-SmokingStatus.html)\n\n**Optional Entries**: [CaregiverCharacteristics](StructureDefinition-CaregiverCharacteristics.html), [CharacteristicsofHomeEnvironment](StructureDefinition-CharacteristicsofHomeEnvironment.html), [CulturalandReligiousObservation](StructureDefinition-CulturalandReligiousObservation.html), [PregnancyIntentionInNextYear](StructureDefinition-PregnancyIntentionInNextYear.html), [PregnancyStatusObservation](StructureDefinition-PregnancyStatusObservation.html), [SocialHistoryObservation](StructureDefinition-SocialHistoryObservation.html)' package_name: hl7.cda.us.ccda derivation: constraint name: SocialHistorySection type: http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Section elements: templateId: index: 0 slicing: rules: open discriminator: - {path: root, type: value} - {path: extension, type: value} min: 1 slices: section: match: {root: 2.16.840.1.113883.10.20.22.2.17, extension: '2015-08-01'} schema: _required: true index: 1 elements: root: pattern: {type: String, value: 2.16.840.1.113883.10.20.22.2.17} index: 2 extension: pattern: {type: String, value: '2015-08-01'} index: 3 required: [root, extension] extensions: {} code: short: Social history Narrative index: 4 elements: code: pattern: {type: Code, value: 29762-2} index: 5 codeSystem: pattern: {type: String, value: 2.16.840.1.113883.6.1} index: 6 required: [codeSystem, code] title: {index: 7} text: {index: 8} entry: index: 9 slicing: rules: open discriminator: - {path: observation, type: profile} min: null slices: socialHistory: match: {} schema: array: true index: 10 elements: observation: {type: 'http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Observation', index: 11} required: [observation] pregnancyPregnancy: match: {} schema: array: true index: 12 elements: observation: {type: 'http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Observation', index: 13} required: [observation] smokingStatus: match: {} schema: array: true index: 14 elements: observation: {type: 'http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Observation', index: 15} required: [observation] caregiver: match: {} schema: array: true index: 16 elements: observation: {type: 'http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Observation', index: 17} required: [observation] culturalReligious: match: {} schema: array: true index: 18 elements: observation: {type: 'http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Observation', index: 19} required: [observation] homeCharacteristics: match: {} schema: array: true index: 20 elements: observation: {type: 'http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Observation', index: 21} required: [observation] pregnancyIntention: match: {} schema: array: true index: 22 elements: observation: {type: 'http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Observation', index: 23} required: [observation] package_version: 4.0.0 class: logical kind: logical url: http://hl7.org/cda/us/ccda/StructureDefinition/SocialHistorySection base: http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Section version: 4.0.0 required: [text, title, templateId, code]