Moving upstream: how interventions that address the social determinants of health can improve health and reduce disparities.

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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, David R
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Manuela V
dc.contributor.authorOdunlami, Adebola O
dc.contributor.authorMohammed, Selina A
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:05:22Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:05:22Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThere is considerable scientific and policy interest in reducing socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in healthcare and health status. Currently, much of the policy focus around reducing health disparities has been geared toward improving access, coverage, quality, and the intensity of healthcare. However, health is more a function of lifestyles linked to living and working conditions than of healthcare. Accordingly, effective efforts to improve health and reduce gaps in health need to pay greater attention to addressing the social determinants of health within and outside of the healthcare system. This article highlights research evidence documenting that tackling the social determinants of health can lead to reductions in health disparities. It focuses both on interventions within the healthcare system that address some of the social determinants of health and on interventions in upstream factors such as housing, neighborhood conditions, and increased socioeconomic status that can lead to improvements in health. The studies reviewed highlight the importance of systematic evaluation of social and economic policies that might have health consequences and the need for policy makers, healthcare providers, and leaders across multiple sectors of society to apply currently available knowledge to improve the underlying conditions that impact the health of populations.
dc.description.urihttp://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Fulltext/2008/11001/Moving_Upstream__How_Interventions_That_Address.4.aspx?WT.mc_id=HPxADx20100319xMP
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/ypw3-syxp
dc.identifier.citationWilliams, David R and Costa, Manuela V and Odunlami, Adebola O and Mohammed, Selina A (2008) Moving upstream: how interventions that address the social determinants of health can improve health and reduce disparities. Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP, 14 Sup. S8-S17.
dc.identifier.issn1550-5022
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 3334
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23920
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectinterventions
dc.subjecthealthcare
dc.subjectracial disparities
dc.subjectsocioeconomic disparities
dc.titleMoving upstream: how interventions that address the social determinants of health can improve health and reduce disparities.
dc.typeArticle

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