Money and love are the primary social determinants of health, according to our newly published research. Although not the focus of our healthcare system, they may play an important role in our health.

Social determinants of health are social and environmental conditions that affect our “health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks” (Healthy People 2030). Watch this video below for an ...

Up to 80% of health outcomes are influenced by factors beyond clinical care such as economic wellbeing, housing, food insecurity, and other community and social factors.1 These social drivers can ...

Cardiovascular disease risk factor associations with social determinants of health vary significantly by nativity among Black US adults.

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 ...

Social determinants of health are major drivers of the inequities seen in health outcomes, and racism is clearly a social determinant tied to life expectancy, said Karol Watson, MD, PhD, in talk ...

Social determinants of health (SDoH) are independent risk factors for asthma, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in the Journal of Asthma. Feng Yang, Ph.D., from Baotou Medical College in ...

Given 80 percent of a person’s health is influenced by non-medical factors, it’s no surprise that both health care providers and health plans are looking for ways to better manage the broader set of ...

Health outcomes are profoundly influenced by the social, economic, political and environmental contexts in which people live. Factors such as income, educational attainment, housing quality, ...

Researchers in this area are focused on addressing the underlying factors that impact health outcomes and promoting equitable access to quality health care. Areas within this category include public ...

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 ...

Our health system is transforming, moving from a fee-for-service model to a value-based, coordinated care delivery system. As this effort continues to gain momentum, providers are starting to take a ...