A framework for educating health professionals to address the social determinants of health / Committee on Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health, Board on Global Health, Institute of Medicine, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Committee on Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health.

Board on Global Health, Institute of Medicine.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health--Social aspects.

Public health.

Communication in medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, 2016.

Summary:

The World Health Organization defines the social determinants of health as "the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life." These forces and systems include economic policies, development agendas, cultural and social norms, social policies, and political systems. In an era of pronounced human migration, changing demographics, and growing financial gaps between rich and poor, a fundamental understanding of how the conditions and circumstances in which individuals and populations exist affect mental and physical health is imperative. Educating health professionals about the social determinants of health generates awareness among those professionals about the potential root causes of ill health and the importance of addressing them in and with communities, contributing to more effective strategies for improving health and health care for underserved individuals, communities, and populations. Recently, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to develop a high-level framework for such health professional education. A Framework for Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health also puts forth a conceptual model for the framework's use with the goal of helping stakeholder groups envision ways in which organizations, education, and communities can come together to address health inequalities.

Contents:

Educating health professionals to address the social determinants of health in and with communities

Frameworks for addressing the social determinants of health

Social determinants of health : a framework for educating health professionals.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780309392655

0309392659

9780309392631

0309392632