There has been a considerable increase in obesity‐related problems over the past two decades, along with an associated rise in health‐care costs. Adults with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of over 30 are defined as obese. However, some ethnic groups may have equivalent levels of risk at lower ...
UHC conflates health with health care, thus assigning undue importance to (biomedical) health services and downgrading the social and structural determinants of health. There is poor evidence that UHC or health care alone improves population health outcomes, and in fact health care may worsen ...
health workershuman resources for healthmedically underserved areasprecommitmentscholarshipsThe American Journal of Bioethics, Volume 12, Issue 5, Page 38-39, May 2012doi:10.1080/15265161.2012.665136RennieStuartTaylor & Francis GroupAmerican Journal of Bioethics...
health inequality A generic term for any disparity in health status between the affluent and those who live in poverty. The UK government’s Health Improvement and Modernisation Plan is designed to improve the health and life expectancy of the less well-off to reduce this gap. ...
Rubric invites discussions of social determinants of health Prachi Shah, Shelley Ross, Jill Konkin,Lillian Au, Ann Lee LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The importance of medical professionalism in breaking doctor–patient mistrust Yu Xiao, Ting-ting ...
Health systems, hospitals,and community health clinics have a substantial part to play in patients’ lives. As trusted sources of healthcare and information, US providers may help patients understandthe links between unmet basic needs—or social determinants of health (SDOH)—and...
Category: Climate change Environmental health Health equity Public health Tags: accessibility, climate change, disability, environmental justice, health equity, inclusion, Public Health Preparedness and Response, social determinants of health Protecting Black Maternal Health Through Provider Diversity, Innovative...
From helplessness to transformation: An analysis of clinician narratives about the social determinants of health and their implications for training and practice Erin R. Peebles, Rachael Pack Mark Goldszmidt PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY Interprofessional ...
Furthermore, LGBT people have higher incidences of substance use, family rejection, homelessness and isolation; all social determinants of health [10]. Minority stress theory hypothesises that long term discrimination and stigma can lead to chronic stress, potentially resulting in long-term physical ...
Tesh Khullar, co-founder and president of House Rx, discusses how social determinants of health can impact time to treatment initiation.In a Pharmacy Times interview, Tesh Khullar, co-founder and president of House Rx, discussed how social determinants of health can impact time to t...