Open AccessLeveraging Social and Structural Determinants of Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: A Systems-Level Opportunity to Improve Public Health
Author(s) -
Judith A. Lipshutz,
Jeffrey E. Hall,
Ana Penman-Aguilar,
Elizabeth Skillen,
Sandra F. Naoom,
Ikovwa Irune
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of public health management and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1550-5022
pISSN - 1078-4659
DOI - 10.1097/phh.0000000000001363
Subject(s) - public health , social determinants of health , health equity , workgroup , health promotion , health care , public relations , political science , international health , environmental health , medicine , nursing , computer network , computer science , law
Social and structural determinants of health (SDOH) have become part of the public health and health care landscape. The need to address SDOH is reinforced by morbidity and mortality trends, including a recent multiyear decrease in life expectancy and persistent health disparities. Leadership on SDOH-related efforts has come from public health, health care, private philanthropy, and nongovernmental entities.