Social Determinants of Health

What is health equity?

When every person has the opportunity to attain his or her full health potential and no one is disadvantaged from achieving this potential

How does the CDC plan on achieving health equity?

By eliminating health disparities

What are social determinants of health?

Conditions in places where people live, learn, work, and play that affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes

What are the components of Social determinants of Health

• Neighborhood and built environment

• health and health care

• social and community context

• education

• economic stability

What factors compose the neighborhood and build environment impact health factor for determinants of health?

• access to healthy foods

• quality of housing

• crime and violence

• environmental conditions

What factors compose the health and health care factor for determinants of health?

• access to health care

• access to primary care

• health literacy

What factors compose the social and community context factor for determinants of health?

• social cohesion

• civic participation

• perceptions of discrimination and equity

• incarceration/institutionalization

What factors compose the education factor for determinants of health?

• high school graduation

• enrollment in higher education

• language and literacy

• early childhood education and development

What factors compose of the economic stability factor for determinants of health?

• poverty

• employment

• food security

• housing stability