1. Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran 2. Dept. of Environmental Health, School of Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran 3. Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4. Center for Air Pollution Research, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical S...

INTRODUCTION Despite the recognized importance of social determinants of health (SDH) in India, no compilation of the status of and inequities in SDH across India has been published. To address this gap, we assessed the levels and trends in major SDH in India from 1990 onwards and explored inequities by state, gender, caste, and urbanicity. METHODS Household- and individual-level SDH indicato...

Economic reform programs designed by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank-so-called 'structural adjustment programs'-have formed one of the most influential policy agendas of the past four decades. To gain access to financial support from these organizations, countries-often in economic crisis-have reduced public spending, limited the role of the state, and deregulated economic ac...

Mass fortification of maize flour and corn meal with a single or multiple micronutrients is a public health intervention that aims to improve vitamin and mineral intake, micronutrient nutritional status, health, and development of the general population. Micronutrient malnutrition is unevenly distributed among population groups and is importantly determined by social factors, such as living con...

SOCIAL DETERMINANTS DRAMATICALLY INFLUENCE HEALTH The United States falls behind other industrialized nations on most health indicators1 and remains plagued by stark health disparities.2 Efforts to understand the factors underlying these persistent inequalities and other shortcomings highlight the role of social determinants of health (SDH). SDH are the nonclinical factors, such as the socioeco...

The theory and measurement of the social determinants of health featured in a three-part seminar series on Social Determinants of Health, Law and Policy held at the Taubman Center for Public Policy, Brown University in February 2012. The seminar series represents a broader commitment to engage the public, health providers, researchers, and policy makers in dialogue for the purposes of identifyi...

In Rhode Island, health care access, whether measured as having a regular source of care or as having health insurance, is better than the U.S. average. However, health care access does not necessarily translate into better health outcomes. Rhode Island has not fared better than the rest of the nation in ending or decreasing health disparities across socioeconomic and racial demographics in spi...

as cost of living rises and people’s wages / salaries do not cover their basic food and dietary needs, interest in parttime farming has risen. part-time farming activities are being practiced by different people as a food security strategy from vulnerable households. but these part-time farms have had limited success in providing food/nutrition security, increasing incomes and improving well-be...

there are many reasons for the health inequities that we see around the world today. public policy and the way society organises its affairs affects the economic, social and physical factors that influence the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age - the social determinants of health. tackling health inequities is a political issue that requires leadership, political cour...

there currently is lack of knowledge about hiv testing practices in iran. the purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the prevalence of self-reported hiv testing and its associated factors among women.this cross-sectional study was conducted in sanandaj city, located in the west of iran, in 2012. data were collected using self-administered questionnaire including demographics characteristic...