Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Determinants of Health 3rd Edition

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-147
Author(s):  
Jennifer Morone
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
The United States ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
The Social ◽  
Race Ethnicity

scholarly journals Social Determinants of Health among Older Korean Immigrants in the United States: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 961-961
Author(s):  
Sojeong Lee ◽  
Victoria Rizzo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
The United States ◽  
Korean Immigrants ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Older Korean Immigrants

Abstract The visible impact of the SDoHs on health and behavioral health as well as health disparities among minority populations is heightened due to COVID-19. One group about which little is known in relation to SDoHs is the older Korean immigrant population in the U.S. To examine the impact of SDoHs on the health, mental health, and health care utilization, a systematic review of studies focused on SDoHs for this population was conducted. Using multiple indexing terms, databases were searched for articles published in English between January 1, 2011 and December 2020. Articles were included in the search if they examined social determinants of health of older Korean immigrants defined as foreign-born Koreans aged 60 or older who live in the United States regardless of citizenship or legal immigration status. A total of 1090 articles were identified in the search. A review of abstracts for inclusion criteria resulted in 118 articles for review. Seventy-one articles were excluded during the review process. A total of 47 articles met inclusion criteria and were evaluated. The review revealed that SDoHs, including education level, financial resources, access to health insurance, level of acculturation and level of social support, influenced cognitive status, depressive symptoms, health status and quality of life. These findings validate the need for interventions to address the social care needs of older Korean immigrants and can be used to identify the role of social workers in addressing the SDoHs that result in health disparities for older Korean immigrants.

The Future of Health Equity in America: Addressing the Legal and Political Determinants of Health

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 838-840 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel E. Dawes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
The United States ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Political Determinants ◽  
The Social ◽  
Laws And Policies ◽  
Moral Economic

There is much discourse and focus on the social determinants of health, but undergirding these multiple intersecting and interacting determinants are legal and political determinants that have operated at every level and impact the entire life continuum. The United States has long grappled with advancing health equity via public law and policy. Seventy years after the country was founded, lawmakers finally succeeded in passing the first comprehensive and inclusive law aimed at tackling the social determinants of health, but that effort was short-lived. Today the United States is faced with another fork in the road relative to the advancement of health equity. This article draws on lessons from history and law to argue that researchers, providers, payers, lawmakers and the legal community have a moral, economic and national security imperative to address not only the negative outcomes of health disparities, but also the imbalance of inputs resulting from laws and policies which fail to employ an equity lens.

scholarly journals COVID-19: Health disparities and social determinants of health

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 771-776
Author(s):  
Élan C Burton ◽  
Delancy HS Bennett ◽  
Linda M Burton
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The United States ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Current State ◽  
History Of

Social determinants of health (SDH) describe how a person’s education, economic status, and overall environment affect their health outcomes. In the United States, a long history of resource inequities has existed, particularly for those from ethnic minority backgrounds. The following is a literature review of SDH from a historical context, current state, and through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health Disparities and the Social Determinants of Health: Ethical and Social Justice Issues

2019 ◽  
pp. 265-276
Author(s):  
Sridhar Venkatapuram
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Global Justice ◽  
Social Epidemiology ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Housing Conditions ◽  
Early Infant ◽  
The Social

The term health disparities (also called health inequalities) refers to the differences in health outcomes and related events across individuals and social groups. Social determinants of health, meanwhile, refers to certain types of causes of ill health in individuals, including lack of early infant care and stimulation, lack of safe and secure employment, poor housing conditions, discrimination, lack of self-respect, poor personal relationships, low community cohesion, and income inequality. These social determinants stand in contrast to others, such as individual biology, behaviors, and proximate exposures to harmful agents. This chapter presents some of the revolutionary findings of social epidemiology and the science of social determinants of health, and shows how health disparities and social determinants raise profound questions in public health ethics and social/global justice philosophy.

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