The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has published a new call to action statement urging the sports medicine ...

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.

BACKGROUND: Despite strong guideline recommendations for cardiac rehabilitation (CR) following an acute myocardial infarction ...

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, ...

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 ...

First Nations people in Australia have worse health and a lower life expectancy than other Australians. This health gap is closely linked to the ongoing impacts of colonisation and genocide. These ...

Social determinants of health (SDoH) can create major barriers for access to care. Jeffrey D. Dunn, PharmD, MBA: Right now, there’s a hot topic: social determinants of health. We see that a lot. I’m ...

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 ...

The social determinants of health have a disproportionate impact on individual and population health. As common sense would suggest, safe neighborhoods, nutritious diets, adequate housing and higher ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...