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The Role of Health Determinants in Population Health and Health Inequities…
The Role of Health Determinants in Population Health and Health Inequities
Population Health
Preventative interventions to imporove population health reach a larger group when populations are targeted over individuals
Social determinants have a major impact on health outcomes in populations.
Understanding and ultimately improving a population's health risk by understanding the population's social determinants of health
When looking at population health social determinants should be considered: (Kindig & Stoddart, 2003)
Larger determinants such as environment will effect a larger population
Air Quality
Chemical Safety
Macro-level conditions
Social
Environmental
Cultural
Economic
Micro-level determinants
Virulence of a disease agent
Sex
Health Inequalities
Social determinants are the underlying and contributing factors of health inequities such as (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019):
Poverty
Unequal access to health care
Lack of education
Stigma
Race/ Racism
Social determinants have a major impact on health outcomes
Identifying the primary health determinants for the inequality and targeting it specifically will lead to better outcomes and a decrease in health inequality.