Social Determinants of Health

Trauma in the Neighborhood: A Geospatial Analysis and Assessment of Social Determinants of Major Injury in North America.

April 1, 2011
BY: Newgard CD, Schmicker RH, Sopko G, Andrusiek D, Bialkowski W, Minei JP, Brasel K, Bulger E, Fleischman RJ, Kerby JD, Bigham BL, Warden CR; the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Investigators. Correspondence should be sent to Craig D. Newgard, Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Mailcode CR-114, Portland, OR 97239-3098. newgardc@ohsu.edu Am J Public Health. 2011 Apr;101(4):669-677. Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking the "Reprints/Eprints" link.

OBJECTIVES: We sought to identify and characterize areas with high rates of major trauma events in 9 diverse cities and counties in the United States and Canada. METHODS: We analyzed a prospective, population-based cohort of injured individuals evaluated by 163 emergency medical service agencies transporting patients to 177 hospitals across the study sites between December… Read More »»

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Urban Planning and Health Equity.

March 2, 2011
BY: Northridge ME, Freeman L. NYU College of Dentistry, New York, NY, USA, men6@nyu.edu. J Urban Health. 2011 Mar 2. [Epub ahead of print]

Although the fields of urban planning and public health share a common origin in the efforts of reformers to tame the ravages of early industrialization in the 19th century, the 2 disciplines parted ways in the early 20th century as planners increasingly focused on the built environment while public health professionals narrowed in on biomedical… Read More »»

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Racial and ethnic approaches to community health: reducing health disparities by addressing social determinants of health.

March 1, 2011
BY: Buckner-Brown J, Tucker P, Rivera M, Cosgrove S, Coleman JL, Penson A, Bang D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adult and Community Health, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. jbucknerbrown@cdc.gov Fam Community Health. 2011 Jan-Mar;34 Suppl 1:S12-22.

Poor people and people of color are more likely to live shorter and sicker lives and are less likely to survive a host of chronic illnesses. Policies and organizational practices that improve the environments in which people live, work, learn, and play can reduce these disparities. Using the World Health Organization’s “Call to Action” principles… Read More »»

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A community integration approach to social determinants of health in New Mexico.

March 1, 2011
BY: McCloskey J, Tollestrup K, Sanders M. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA. Fam Community Health. 2011 Jan-Mar;34 Suppl 1:S79-91.

Lifestyle and Values Impacting Diabetes Awareness (LA VIDA), a community-based diabetes intervention program targeting Hispanics in southwestern New Mexico, addresses social determinants of health by utilizing promotores and collaborating with community partners and health care providers. Using a mixed-methods approach, a program evaluation documented the promotores’ crucial role in providing social support, contributing to social… Read More »»

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Lack of access due to costs remains a problem for some in Massachusetts despite the state’s health reforms.

February 1, 2011
BY: Clark CR, Soukup J, Govindarajulu U, Riden HE, Tovar DA, Johnson PA. Center for Community Health and Health Equity at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. crclark@partners.org Health Aff (Millwood). 2011 Feb;30(2):247-55.

Did the Massachusetts health reforms, which provided near-universal insurance coverage, also address problems of unmet need resulting from the cost of care and of inadequate preventive care for diverse patient groups? We found that nearly a quarter of adults who were in fair or poor health reported being unable to see a doctor because of… Read More »»

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Conceptual framework of the Controlling Asthma in American Cities Project.

February 1, 2011
BY: Herman EJ. Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. ehh9@cdc.gov J Urban Health. 2011 Feb;88 Suppl 1:7-15.

The Controlling Asthma in American Cities Project (CAACP) was designed to improve the control of asthma in inner-city populations of children with a disparate burden of symptoms and adverse outcomes. As with many chronic diseases, asthma is the manifestation of multiple biologic, environmental, and social determinants. In addition to appropriate medical management, individuals with asthma… Read More »»

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Social determinants of state variation in special education participation among preschoolers with developmental delays and disabilities.

January 31, 2011
BY: McManus BM, Carle AC, Acevedo-Garcia D, Ganz M, Hauser-Cram P, McCormick MC.
Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States. Health Place. 2011 Mar;17(2):681-90. Epub 2011 Jan 31.

Children with developmental disabilities are at risk for secondary complications and lower academic performance, which contributes to lower health and well-being and may be ameliorated by access to special education services. This paper examines state variability in preschool special education participation among a United States population-based cohort with parent-reported developmental delays and disabilities. Analyses explore… Read More »»

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Gender-specific profiles of tobacco use among non-institutionalized people with serious mental illness.

November 30, 2010
BY: Johnson JL, Ratner PA, Malchy LA, Okoli CT, Procyshyn RM, Bottorff JL, Groening M, Schultz A, Osborne M. School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, T201 - 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Joy.Johnson@ubc.ca BMC Psychiatry. 2010 Nov 30;10:101.

BACKGROUND: In many countries, smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death. In North America, reductions in population smoking levels are stabilising and, in recent years, those involved in tobacco control programming have turned their attention to particular segments of society that are at greatest risk for tobacco use. One such group is people with… Read More »»

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Reporting diet-related health issues through newspapers: portrayal of cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes.

October 21, 2010
BY: Hellyer NE, Haddock-Fraser J. Department of Health, Wellbeing.and the Family, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury CT1 1QU, UK. Health Educ Res. 2011 Feb;26(1):13-25. Epub 2010 Oct 21.

This study identifies (i) the extent to which newsprint media communicate to their readers the lifestyle factors associated with the development of cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes and (ii) newspaper portrayal of social determinants affecting onset of disease. A content analysis of five leading UK national newspapers and their Sunday equivalents was conducted over… Read More »»

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Social capital and glucose control.

October 1, 2010
BY: Long JA, Field S, Armstrong K, Chang VW, Metlay JP. Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, 1201 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021, USA. jalong@mail.med.upenn.edu J Community Health. 2010 Oct;35(5):519-26.

There is a growing diabetes epidemic in the United States and if we are to halt its progress we need to better understand the social determinants of this disease and its control. Social capital, which has been associated with general health and mortality, may be one important mediator of glucose control. In this study we… Read More »»

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