Social determinants of health

Rates of maternal mortality in the United States increased sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic, with evidence of widening racial disparities.1… More

When the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) published their framework for the social… More

Over the last decade, health care sector activities related to identifying and addressing patients’ social drivers of health have graduated from… More

This article argues that social democracy requires political contestation but has greater potential than multisector collaboration to improve population health and health equity. More

It is no longer novel to point out that housing has substantial impacts on health. Housing quality influences exposure to health harms like lead,… More

Context: Employment is a key social determinant of health. As such, high rates of unemployment, underemployment, and poverty across the rapidly… More

We reviewed some of the recent advances in education and health, arguing that attention to social contextual factors and the dynamics of social and institutional change provide critical insights into the ways in which the association is embedded in institutional contexts. More

Policies that redress oppressive social, economic, and political conditions are essential for improving population health and achieving health equity. Efforts to remedy structural oppression and its deleterious effects should account for its multilevel, multifaceted, interconnected, systemic, and intersectional nature. More

To expand the number of effective strategies to address social determinants of health (SDOH), a practical framework for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers is needed to help conceptualize and target the key mechanisms of SDOH influence. More

Social determinants of health are an important predictor of future health care costs but little is known about their impact on Medicaid spending. More