Social Determinants of Health
The social determinants of health (SDH) are the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life. These forces and systems include economic policies and systems, development agendas, social norms, social policies and political systems. -- This definition is from the World Health Organization.
- CDC Topic Page: Social Determinants of HealthIn fall 2021, CDC leadership started an agency-wide process to build and expand efforts to address SDOH led by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).
- CMS health equity-related data definitions, standards, and stratification practicesThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) has released suggested definitions, standards, and stratification practices for nine health equity-related data elements. Providers, states, community organizations, researchers, and others collecting and/or stratifying their health equity-related data can make use of this resource to align with CMS.
- NINR National Institute of Nursing ResearchNINR's mission is to lead nursing research to solve pressing health challenges and inform practice and policy – optimizing health and advancing health equity into the future.
- UN Sustainable Development Goals: HealthWIth the goal of good health and well-being, the United Nations outlines its goals for 2030 as recent years have seen a decrease in childhood vaccinations, and an increase in malaria and tuberculosis deaths worldwide.
- WHO Social Determinants of HealthThis WHO Health Topic includes definitions, key concepts, and links to the Health Inequality Monitor, Global Health Observatory, Occupational Burden of Disease databases and tools.
Healthy People is a National Health Initiative from the Department of Health & Human Services' Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
- Healthy People 2030Healthy People 2030 sets data-driven national objectives to improve health and well-being over the next decade.
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)Tracks, analyzes, and disseminates the data for Healthy People 2030 objectives throughout the decade. NCHS also conducts research and develops methods for measuring progress toward achieving Healthy People objectives and overarching goals, including measurement of health disparities and health equity.
- NIMHD PhenX SDOH ToolkitThe National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities PhenX SDOH Collection is arranged as a core collection, and two specialty collections, individual and structural. Collections include standard questions that may be used to measure topics such as Access to Health Services, Discrimination, Food Insecurity, etc.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population DataIncludes data on Ancestry, Language Use, Migration, Older Population and Aging, Racial and Ethnic Diversity, Sexual Orientation & Gender among other sociodemographic factors.
See also the Health Statistics research guide for statistics by type, location, population, and health topic.
- AAFP Guides to Anti-Racism and Social Determinants of HealthTo give family physicians tools and strategies to effectively address social determinants of health and counter longstanding misconceptions about race and medicine, the Academy has developed Beyond the Surface and The Anti-Racist Family Physician action guides.
- American Hospital Association (AHA) SDOHView reports, case studies, webinars and videos on eight social determinants of health compiled by the AHA.
- AMA: How to improve screening for social determinants of healthThe AMA is advocating for SDOH screening questions with ICD-10 codes, and EHR inclusion
"Social Determinants of Health"[Mesh] (Medical Subject Heading) was introduced as a PubMed MeSH term in 2014.
Copy and paste the indexing term "Social Determinants of Health"[Mesh] into a PubMed search and review the results. Try adding other keywords (hypertension, pregnancy, statistics, etc.) and see those results.
This is a broad, general search term. Sociodemographic factors (age, sex, race, ethnicity, gender, etc.) or socioeconomics factors (income, employment, educational attainment, etc.) of interest could also be explored for a deeper search of the literature.
See also the Health Equity page, Search Concepts and Strategies.
- Data: PolicyMapPolicyMap is a multi-disciplinary interactive online mapping tool that provides access to a diverse range of data, including, demographic, income and spending, housing, lending, quality of life, economy, education, and health. Use it to create maps, tables, and graphs for a variety of research purposes, including, market analysis, business planning, site analysis, demographic profiles, policy briefs, and grant applications.
Perspectives on Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health by ISBN: 9780309705424Publication Date: 2023-08-08
The Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities by ISBN: 9780190624118Publication Date: 2023-01-24
