The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America was
charged to identify strategies beyond medical care to address health disparities in the US …

Overcoming Obstacles to Health: a Report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to the
Commission to Build a Healthier America 1 was issued from the foundation to the …

The objective of this essay is to clarify the understanding and use of Social Determinants of
Health (SDOH) by exploring basic characteristics of 'determinants' and 'fundamental …

The body of research on social determinants of health is rapidly accumulating. The US
Preventive Services Task Force is conducting evaluations to consider the inclusion of …

This article reviews the current status of theory and research concerning the social
determinants of health. It provides an overview of current conceptualizations and evidence …

Social epidemiology is the study of how the social world influences--and in many cases
defines--the fundamental determinants of health. This link was substantiated in the first …

During the past two decades, the public health community's attention has been drawn
increasingly to the social determinants of health (SDH)—the factors apart from medical care …

For centuries, epidemiologists have affirmed the association between social conditions,
environmental factors, and health. Not until recent years has serious attention been given to …

There is considerable scientific and policy interest in reducing socioeconomic and
racial/ethnic disparities in healthcare and health status. Currently, much of the policy focus …

Recent approaches to population health have encouraged public health practitioners and
policy makers to consider the broader determinants of health as part of a more …