Professor Sir Michael Marmot is a professor of epidemiology at University College London and director of the University College London Institute of Health Equity, both in the United Kingdom, and past ...

Nurses use an AI-powered tool to identify and address social determinants of health that influence patient outcomes.

Adults in the US with vs without adverse social determinants of health or health-related social needs have a significantly higher prevalence of arthritis.

Social determinants of health are an individual’s personal circumstances that impact their health and well-being. They include political, socioeconomic, and cultural factors. Other examples of social ...

As the national organization representing nearly 50,000 physicians and other health care professionals specializing in cancer treatment, diagnosis, prevention, and research, ASCO supports effective ...

The past decade has seen a growing recognition of the importance of social determinants of health for health outcomes. However, the degree to which US health systems are directly investing in ...

Social determinants have a major impact on health outcomes-especially for the most vulnerable populations. Factors such as a patient's education, income level, and environment must be considered when ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has published a detailed report on implementing efforts to address the social needs of patients. Healthcare providers can address social ...

SEATTLE — Social determinants of health, nonmedical factors that can have a significant influence on health and lead to various disparities in a variety of ways, affect the well-being of patients ...