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 parental welfare work requirements affect children?
- Chris M. Herbst
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- June 2018
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The opioid epidemic and socioeconomic disadvantage
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- March 2018
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Can Your Neighborhood Affect Your Health?
- Mustafa Hussein
- Podcasts
- January 2018
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How Does Exposure to Toxic Waste Sites Before Birth Affect Children’s Development?
- Claudia Persico
- Podcasts
- November 2017
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Using Neighborhood Socioeconomic Data to Improve Health Outcomes
- Amy Kind
- Webinar
- September 6 2017
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Childhood obesity
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- September 2017
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Mortgage Markets and the Roots of Racial Health Disparities
- Abigail Sewell
- Podcasts
- June 2017
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How Do Resources Matter for Health and Quality of Life?
- Julien Teitler
- Podcasts
- February 2017
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How does economic and social disadvantage affect health?
- Geoffrey R. Swain
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Fall/Winter (2016–2017) 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
- Fall/Winter (2016–2017) 2016