Discussions of social determinants of health might focus on the obvious ones—like income or education—while overlooking some other social determinants that impact health in complex ways. In recent ...

The more unmet social determinants of health, the greater risk of lower cognitive performance in that person, a study finds. The report was published on Jan. 10 in BMC Geriatrics. Investigators ...

What if improving education, income, and housing could reduce the disparities in healthcare outcomes by half? Identifying needs is proving more difficult than we anticipated. The social determinants ...

CHF combined with high SDOH burdens significantly increases all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risks. The study analyzed data from 38,947 participants, focusing on CHF and SDOH impacts on ...

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A global report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that the underlying causes of ill health often stem from factors beyond the health sector, such as lack of quality housing, ...

Older adults with unfavorable social determinants of health (SDoH) were significantly associated with an increased risk of frailty, with a more visible effect on those aged 65-75. That is according to ...

Explore how commercial determinants shape health outcomes and the need for systemic change in public health policy.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Several factors contributed to inequities of outcomes among people with hematologic malignancies in the United ...

A recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA), first-authored by Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Epidemiology Philip Akinyelure, M.D., shows that some of ...

Aside from genetic and behavioral factors, an individual’s health is influenced by a range of social and socioeconomic factors that shape the environment they live in. These factors include housing ...