1 Social Determinants of Health Free Online FlashCards

What are social determinants of health?

Social determinants of health are the nonmedical conditions in which people are born, grow, learn, live, work, play, and age, along with the wider systems shaping those conditions.

What are the five domains of social determinants of health?

The five domains are economic stability; education access and quality; health care access and quality; neighborhood and built environment; and social and community context.

Which conditions belong to the economic stability domain?

Economic stability includes income, employment, food security, and housing stability.

What does education access and quality include?

It includes early learning, educational opportunity, literacy, and language access.

What determines health care access and quality?

It includes the availability, affordability, accessibility, and quality of health services.

What conditions shape the neighborhood and built environment domain?

Housing conditions, transportation, safety, food options, and exposure to pollution or other hazards are part of this domain.

What belongs to the social and community context domain?

It includes relationships, social support, discrimination, community safety, and civic inclusion.

How can income and housing connect multiple SDOH?

Low income can restrict housing choices, while housing location can affect pollution exposure, healthy-food access, and travel time to health services.

What is the social gradient in health?

The social gradient describes the pattern in which people with fewer social and economic resources face greater health risks and barriers on average.

When across life can SDOH influence health?

SDOH affect health at every stage, from pregnancy and early childhood through adolescence, adulthood, and older age.

How can SDOH effects accumulate?

Repeated exposure to unsafe housing or chronic financial stress can contribute to health problems over time.

Are health effects of early disadvantage inevitable?

Life-course patterns are not inevitable; supportive relationships, improved living conditions, effective services, and policy or community changes can reduce risks.