Community Social Determinants of Health

social and community context, neighborhood and environment, health care, education, economic stability

a.Our economic, social, and built environments shape health

b. People who are middle to lower on the class pyramid are exposed to more health threats (material deprivation to chronic stressors) and have less access to the opportunities and resources needed to control their destinies.

c. People middle to higher on the class pyramid have access to more power and resources and in general live longer, healthier lives. This is true not only for the bottom and top but at every level.

d. Chronic activation of the body's stress response wears down our organs over time and increases disease risk.

a population where there is a significant disparity in the overall rate of disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity, mortality, or survival rates in the population as compared to the health status of the general population

disparities in health that is systematic and avoidable and unjust

Health promotion through:
Reducing burden of disease and disability through prevention
Eliminating disparities
Improving quality of life
Four foundational Health Measures are:
General health status
Health related quality of life and well-being
Determinants of Health
Disparities

Employment
Food Insecurity
Housing Instability
Poverty

Early Childhood Education and Development
Enrollment in Higher Education
High School Graduation
Language and Literacy

Civic Participation
Discrimination
Incarceration
Social Cohesion

Access to Health Care
Access to Primary Care
Health Literacy

Access to Foods that Support Healthy Eating Patterns
Crime and Violence
Environmental Conditions
Quality of Housing