Open AccessPerpetuating Commodification of Suffering: How Social Determinants of Health Framing Prolongs Historical Racial Inequities
Author(s) -
Garssandra Presumey-Leblanc,
Megan Sandel
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
women's health reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2688-4844
DOI - 10.1089/whr.2021.0019
Subject(s) - commodification , workforce , social determinants of health , framing (construction) , health equity , sociology , racism , conceptualization , health care , political science , gender studies , economic growth , law , economics , structural engineering , artificial intelligence , computer science , market economy , engineering
In the United States, social determinants of health (SDOH) and the marginalization of Black and Indigenous people of color (BIPOC) populations often result in negative health outcomes, but may miss the underlying historical causes for these disparities. While the health and human services (HHS) workforce is trained to recognize and address negative SDOH, it is unclear how historical trauma impacts this contemporary work.