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Meanings and Misunderstandings: A Social Determinants of Health Lexicon for Health Care Systems
Author(s) -
ALDERWICK HUGH,
GOTTLIEB LAURA M.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the milbank quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1468-0009
pISSN - 0887-378X
DOI - 10.1111/1468-0009.12390
Subject(s) - lexicon , clarity , health care , social determinants of health , conflation , health policy , field (mathematics) , public economics , sociology , public relations , political science , economic growth , economics , epistemology , computer science , artificial intelligence , biochemistry , chemistry , mathematics , pure mathematics , philosophy
Policy Points Health care systems and policymakers in the United States increasingly use language related to social determinants of health in their strategies to improve health and control costs, but the terms used are often misunderstood, conflated, and confused. Greater clarity on key terms and the concepts underlying them could advance policies and practices related to social determinants of health—including by defining appropriate roles and limits of the health care sector in this multisector field.