Social Determinants of Health

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identifies social determinants of health as “the conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play.” Evidence suggests that these factors are as influential on health as access to health care and individual behaviors.

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How Do Resources Matter for Health and Quality of Life?

  • Julien Teitler
  • Podcasts
  • 2017
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How does economic and social disadvantage affect health?

  • Geoffrey R. Swain
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2016
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Does Supplemental Security Income reduce disability in the elderly?

  • Pamela Herd, Robert F. Schoeni, and James S. House
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2016
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The long-term consequences of children’s health and circumstance

  • Janet Currie
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2016
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Do unconditional income supplements improve poor pregnant women’s birth outcomes?

  • Marni D. Brownell, Mariette J. Chartier, and Nathan C. Nickel
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2016
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Poor families, housing, and health

  • Diana Hernández
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2016
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Health and Economic Mobility

  • Rourke O'Brien and Atheen Venkataramani
  • Webinar
  • 2016
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How Economic and Social Disadvantage Affects Health and Life Opportunities

  • Geoffrey Swain, Sheri Johnson, and Katie Ports
  • Webinar
  • 2016
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Reducing Health Disparities by Poverty Status

  • Barbara Wolfe
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • 2015
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The Biosocial Links between Discrimination and African-American Health

  • Bridget Goosby
  • Podcasts
  • 2015