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Epidemiology: Social Determinants of Health

Social determinants of health categories and their measurable impact on population health outcomes.

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What are social determinants of health (SDOH)?
Non-medical factors, such as economic and social conditions, that influence health outcomes.
How many core domains does the Healthy People 2030 framework divide SDOH into?
Five.
Name the five Healthy People 2030 SDOH domains.
Economic stability, education access and quality, health care access and quality, neighborhood and built environment, and social and community context.
Which SDOH domain includes poverty and employment status?
Economic stability.
Which SDOH domain includes literacy and high school graduation rates?
Education access and quality.
Which SDOH domain includes health insurance coverage?
Health care access and quality.
Which SDOH domain includes housing quality and access to healthy foods?
Neighborhood and built environment.
Which SDOH domain includes social support and discrimination?
Social and community context.
The phrase your ____ is a stronger predictor of health than your genetic code illustrates the influence of place-based social determinants.
zip code
What term describes a geographic area with limited access to affordable, nutritious food?
Food desert.
What is health equity?
The attainment of the highest possible level of health for all people, regardless of social position.
What is a health disparity?
A preventable difference in health outcomes between population groups.
What historic practice systematically denied mortgages in minority neighborhoods and is linked to lasting health disparities?
Redlining.
What is the social gradient in health?
The pattern where health outcomes improve incrementally at each higher step of socioeconomic status.
What landmark British studies of civil servants demonstrated a health gradient tied to job rank rather than poverty alone?
The Whitehall Studies.

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