North Carolina used COVID-19 relief funding to create the Andrea Harris Social, Economic, Environmental, and Health Equity Task Force to provide recommendations to the state’s governor every six ...

Social determinants of health (SDOH)—the conditions in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age—play a major role in people’s health and well-being. 1 In fact, many ...

A new textbook edited by UB faculty member Leonard Egede explores health care inequalities, their origins and how to address ...

Social determinants of health, such as access to secure housing, family employment and economic stability, education, and child care, must be the focus of federal policies to support infant and ...

ABSTRACT. Objectives: This study explored the contributions of social determinants of health (SDOH) to measures of population health—specifically cost, hospitalization rates, rate of emergency ...

New research exhibits the influence that social determinants of health (SDOH) have on health care spending across all major insurance programs in the US. 1 Significant links were observed between ...

Women’s health has long been underfunded and under-researched. The disparity isn’t just a healthcare issue: It’s an economic and social crisis.

Rescinding any social determinants of health-related guidance or otherwise reducing Medicaid’s power in the states contradicts the Trump administration’s supposed interest in state flexibility ...

What Is the Nordic Model? The Nordic model is the combination of social welfare and economic systems adopted by Nordic countries. It combines features of capitalism, such as a market economy and ...

Social economics is a branch of economics that focuses on ... The circular economy is a socio-economic model that aims to reduce waste and pollution by keeping ... Health Affairs, Dec. 2022 ...

Although lupus-related medical complications affect pregnancy outcomes, social determinants and economic conditions, known as social determinants of health (SDOH), may also be important in shaping ...