In a context where epidemiologic research has been heavily influenced by a biomedical and
individualistic approach, the naming of “social epidemiology” allowed explicit emphasis on …

Abstract “Can this number be interpreted as a causal effect?” is a key question for scientists
and decision makers. The potential outcomes approach, a quantitative counterfactual theory …

Quantitative studies of racial health disparities often use static measures of self-reported
race and conventional regression estimators, which critics argue is inconsistent with social …

The continued inordinate demise from communicable pathogens in the global South is not
the result of an intractable problem thwarting our best efforts to prevent and cure disease; we …

Abstract Background In the United States, Black Americans are suffering from a significantly
disproportionate incidence of COVID-19. Going beyond mere epidemiological tallying, the …

Background The recent pair of studies by Bauer and Scheim make substantial contributions
to the literature on intersectionality and health: a validation study of the Intersectional …

Epidemiology is increasingly asking questions about the use of policies to address structural
inequities and intervene on health disparities and public health challenges. However, there …

Introduction Epidemiologic and public health interest in structural racism has grown
dramatically, producing both increasingly sophisticated questions, methods, and findings …

Social epidemiology, as defined by the textbook of the same name (Berkman et al., 2014) is
“that branch of epidemiology concerned with the way that social structures, institutions, and …

Abstract In their article, Adkins-Jackson et al.(Am J Epidemiol. 2022; 191 (4): 539–547)
provide much needed insight on current approaches and challenges to epidemiologic …