Social determinants of health categories and their measurable impact on population health outcomes.
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- What are social determinants of health (SDOH)?
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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?
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Five.
- Name the five Healthy People 2030 SDOH domains.
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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?
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Economic stability.
- Which SDOH domain includes literacy and high school graduation rates?
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Education access and quality.
- Which SDOH domain includes health insurance coverage?
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Health care access and quality.
- Which SDOH domain includes housing quality and access to healthy foods?
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Neighborhood and built environment.
- Which SDOH domain includes social support and discrimination?
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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.
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zip code
- What term describes a geographic area with limited access to affordable, nutritious food?
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Food desert.
- What is health equity?
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The attainment of the highest possible level of health for all people, regardless of social position.
- What is a health disparity?
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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?
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Redlining.
- What is the social gradient in health?
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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?
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The Whitehall Studies.