Category Archives: Social determinants

Social determinants, determinantes sociais, determinantes sociales, déterminants sociaux

A research utilisation framework for informing global health and development policies and programmes

This entry was posted in Equity, Global Health, Social determinants and tagged Decision Making, Evidence-Based Policy, Evidence-Informed, Knowledge Translation by Editor Equity/Equidad.

Authors: Christine Kim, Rose Wilcher, Tricia Petruney, Kirsten Krueger, Leigh Wynne, Trinity Zan Source: Health Research Policy and System, 2018 Published online: 9 February 2018 Abstract / Resumen A shift in the culture and practice of health and development research is required to maximise the real-world use of evidence by non-academic or non-research-oriented audiences. Many […]

Migrant integration policies and health inequalities in Europe

This entry was posted in Health Inequalities, Social determinants and tagged Europe, Migrant Integration, Migration and Health by Editor Equity/Equidad.

BMC Public HealthBMC series – open, inclusive and trusted 2016 16:463 Published online: 1 June 2016 Abstract / Resumen: Background: Research on socio-economic determinants of migrant health inequalities has produced a large body of evidence. There is lack of evidence on the influence of structural factors on lives of fragile groups, frequently exposed to health inequalities. […]

Social inequalities in health: a proper concern of epidemiology

This entry was posted in Health Inequalities, Social determinants and tagged Epidemiology by Editor Equity/Equidad.

Abstract Social inequalities are a proper concern of epidemiology. Epidemiological thinking and modes of analysis are central, but epidemiological research is one among many areas of study that provide the evidence for understanding the causes of social inequalities in health and what can be done to reduce them. Understanding the causes of health inequalities requires […]

Building a Foundation to Reduce Health Inequities: Routine Collection of Sociodemographic Data in Primary Care

This entry was posted in Health Inequities, Social determinants and tagged Epidemiology, Health Care Disparities, Social Determinants of Health, Social Problems by Editor Equity/Equidad.

Andrew D. Pinto, Gabriela Glattstein-Young, Anthony Mohamed, Gary Bloch, Fok-Han Leung, Richard H. Glazier J Am Board Fam Med, May-June 2016;29(3):348 –355 Published online: May 2016 Abstract / Resumen: Introduction: Detailed data on social determinants of health can facilitate the identification of inequities in access to health care. We report on a sociodemographic data collection tool […]

World Development Indicators 2016: Featuring the Sustainable Development Goals

This entry was posted in Health economics, Social determinants and tagged Determinantes de Salud, Global Health, Health Inequalities, Social Determinants of Health by Editor Equity/Equidad.

World Bank Group Published online: April 2016 Overview / Visión General These WDI Highlights are drawn from World Development Indicators (WDI) 2016 – the World Bank’s compilation of internationally comparable statistics about global development and the quality of people’s lives. WDI is regularly updated and new data are added in response to the needs of […]