SCE 1: Overview

cancer, CVD, type 2 diabetes, lung disease

elderly, low SES, minorities, family history, southern/southeastern

southern/southeastern, minorities, low SES, elderly

significant disparity in the overall rate of disease incidence/prevalence, morbidity, mortality, or survival rates in the population compared to the health status of the general population

differences in dietary intake, dietary behaviors, and dietary patterns in different segments of the population resulting in poorer dietary quality/inferior health outcomes for certain groups; unequal burden in terms of disease incidence, morbidity, mortality, survival, and quality of life

set of interrelated constructs, definitions, and propositions that present a systematic view of phenomena by specifying relation among variables with the purpose of explaining/predicting phenomena; conceptual model

emphasizes contexts (culture, policy); multiple influences on behavioral outcomes; influences interact on multiple levels; needs additional assumptions/theories to make it more focused/testable

factors in society that cannot be directly measures at the individual level; powerful formative influence on patterns of social stratification (governance, policy, norms)

social/economic factors influencing health/social processes shaping social distribution of material circumstances/resources
(education, income, social pos.)

shaped by structural determinants; include physical environment, financial means, and working/neighborhood environments (housing, food access/quality, wealth, transp)

combo of local actors/institutions, relationships, and processes engaged in delivering, advocating, and supporting care/education, food, health services in communities (food/health systems)