Social determinants/drivers of health (SDH) are non-medical factors that affect patients' health status. These factors include socioeconomic status, environmental factors, and geographic location. (For more information on SDH: CDC - Social Determinants of Health or Hahn RA. What is a social determinant of health? Back to basics. J Public Health Res. 2021 Jun 23;10(4):2324. )
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Featured eBooks:
A Framework for Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health by
This book puts forth a conceptual model for use with the goal of helping stakeholder groups envision ways in which organizations, education and communities can come together to address health inequalities.
Immigration As a Social Determinant of Health by
This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity workshop; exploring the link between immigration and health disparities.
Maternal Health and American Cultural Values: Beyond the Social Determinants by
1st edition - This book uniquely explores American cultural values as a factor in maternal health. It looks beyond the social determinants of health as primarily contributing to the escalating maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States. The United States is an outlier with poor maternal health outcomes and high morbidity/mortality in comparison to other high-resource and many mid-level resource nations. While the social determinants of health identify social and environmental conditions affecting maternal health, they do not answer the broader underlying question of why many American women, in a high-resource environment, experience poor maternal health outcomes.
Social Determinants of Health in Surgery by
1st edition - "Social determinants of health" has been defined by the World Health Organization as the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. These determinants can include factors such as housing, transportation, education, employment, and access to care. Social Determinants of Health: A Primer for the Practicing Surgeon provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art, definitive reference for the surgical community on this important topic, serving as an invaluable resource for surgeons, physicians, fellows, and residents
Understanding Health Determinants: Explanatory Theories for Social Epidemiology by
1st edition - This book assembles a wide range of explanatory perspectives on social inequalities in health. Everywhere in the world, those with less advantage die younger and suffer more illness than the wealthy. Decades of research have documented this reality and yet we lack a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms through which social circumstances ultimately influence the biological processes that lead to disease. Explanations have been proposed from various disciplines - economics, psychology, behavioral science, geography, and neuroscience - and each sheds light on parts of the overall process.
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