Module 2. Social Determinants of Health

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Chaise Zozaya
MPH, MBA · Course director
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Module 2 intro text?

What are the SDoH?

  1. Social determinants of health. World Health Organization (WHO). NOOR. Arko Datto.
  2. Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). CDC. Accessed June 2025.
  3. Societal factors. American Hospital Association. Accessed June 2025.  

 

Healthy People 2030: Five domains of the social determinants of health.

  1. Economic stability.
  1. Education. 

Education and cardiovascular disease.

  1. Healthcare Access and Quality. Healthy People 2030. Accessed June 2025.
  2. Neighborhood, built environment, and housing. 
  1. Social and Community Context. Healthy People 2030. Accessed June 2025. 


Other

  1. Food insecurity. 
  2. Adverse childhood experiences/ child development.
  1. Obesity and underweight
  2. Health Equity. 
  1. Health Disparities by Race/Ethnicity. 
  1. Health Disparities by Housing. Accessed June 2025. 
  2. Health Disparities by Gender 
  1. Health Disparities by geography.
  1. Health Disparities: United States vs. Global.
  1. MD role in addressing SDoH.