Len M. Nichols ([email protected]) is director of the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics and a professor of health policy at George Mason University, in Fairfax, Virginia. Lauren A. Taylor ...

Have you heard of the phrase “Social Determinants of Health”? Basically, it’s socioeconomic or cultural factors that affect your physical health. “Social determinants of health are modifiable factors ...

We live in a much healthier world today. In the 20th century alone, life expectancy increased by 30 years as a result of major discoveries and improvements in public health, such as vaccination, ...

Trisha Parekh, DO, discusses her research on the impact of psychological stress on low-income patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The COVID-19 pandemic has brought social ...

Interventions that address socioeconomic determinants of health are receiving considerable attention from policy makers and health care executives. The interest is fueled in part by expected returns ...

While the majority of newborns are born healthy at term gestational age, with the advancement of medical/surgical ...

New research reveals that certain social determinants of health—such as socioeconomic status, household characteristics, and racial/ethnic minority status—have significant effects on rural–urban ...

Discussions of social determinants of health might focus on the obvious ones—like income or education—while overlooking some other social determinants that impact health in complex ways. In recent ...

The median investment for a health system program that addresses a social determinant of health is $2 million, according to a survey of investments made from 2017-19. The study, published by Health ...

In the first instance, these characteristics are highly determined by biology, the gender, age, and genetic background of the individual. These characteristics play a primary determining role and are ...

Decode Colorado, digs into the healthcare landscape in Colorado. When you consider how, when, and why you get sick or deal with certain health conditions, are factors like race, socioeconomic status, ...