Social determinants of health are conditions in the environments in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and ...

New research reveals that certain social determinants of health—such as socioeconomic status, household characteristics, and ...

Understanding the set of social factors that influence health outcomes is crucial to modeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to University of Chicago health geographer Marynia Kolak.

The rural–urban colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality disparity is mainly driven by specific social determinants of health, ...

Rural, critical access and safety net hospitals have not expanded initiatives to address social determinants of health in vulnerable patient populations, and some are implementing fewer such ...

Research presented at this year’s annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America shows the possible impact of food or housing insecurity on follow-up appointments for breast cancer.

Nurses 'have a really important role in improving health equity and addressing societal factors,' AONL conference speaker says. Nurses play a vital role in uncovering and addressing patients' social ...

Maximizing Federal Investments To Address Social Determinants of Health In its response to a request for information from the Congressional Caucus for Social Determinants of Health, CAP outlined ...

New research reveals that certain social determinants of health-such as socioeconomic status, household characteristics, and racial/ethnic minority status-have significant effects on rural–urban ...