The social determinants of health have a disproportionate impact on individual and population health. As common sense would suggest, safe neighborhoods, nutritious diets, adequate housing and higher ...

The new battlefront over health programs for the poor is taking place over what has historically been a progressive concept: social determinants of health. The idea that social and environmental ...

Individuals exposed to adverse neighborhood social factors in early adulthood demonstrated a higher risk of developing ...

Medical schools are increasingly embedding social determinants of health (SDOH) into their programs to prepare future doctors for the realities of care beyond the clinic. Students now take part in ...

Len M. Nichols ([email protected]) is director of the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics and a professor of health policy at George Mason University, in Fairfax, Virginia. Lauren A. Taylor ...

From right to left: moderator: Stephen K. Klasko, M.D., M.B.A., President, Thomas Jefferson University and Chief Executive Officer, Jefferson Health; Jaewon Ryu, M.D ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The coronavirus pandemic afflicted the US healthcare industry at a time when it was already experiencing rising rates of chronic disease, doctor ...

Residence in a more disadvantaged neighborhood was associated with higher likelihood of being a high-cost utilizer among older adults and lower likelihood among younger adults. Objectives: To assess ...

The “social determinants of health” is a fancy way of describing a simple idea: that a person’s health is influenced not just by what they eat or do but also by social factors. whether a child or ...