Social Epidemiology in Public Health

User icon Heather Dray
4 June 2024
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Social determinants of population health, including acute and chronic disease outcomes, as defined and included in public health policy.


Brookings Institution · 28 September 2023 English

We examine mortality differences between Americans adults with and without a four-year college degree over the period 1992 to 2021. Mortality patterns, in aggregate and across groups, can provide evidence …



EU: European Union · 23 May 2024 English

This document outlines the objectives and main elements of the ECDC framework for prevention of communicable diseases and related special health issues. It sets out a vision for strong, effective …



MPIDR: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research · 3 April 2023 English

The low education and low-income groups had a higher prevalence of high body fat percentage and higher mean internalizing and externalizing symptoms scores at age 13 than the high education …


World Bank Group · 11 February 2024 English

In Uganda, conditions in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) remain the primary drivers of morbidity and mortality, accounting for 60 percent of years of life lost. The …


Wellesley Institute · 18 March 2024 English

Notable examples include the economic disempowerment of Indigenous communities upheld by the 1876 Indian Act59,60, and the persistent anti-Black racism and segregation of African Canadians – in housing, employment, schooling …



NCCIH: National Collaborating Centre for Indigineous Health · 28 April 2024 English

Chapter 5 of the NCCIH’s Indigenous cultural safety: An environmental scan of cultural safety initiatives in Canada focuses on cultural safety initiatives developed and implemented by Saskatchewan and its various …


RTI International · 23 March 2021 English

And we enhance services to increase the frequency of HIV testing, demonstrate the acceptability and feasibility of delivering pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to HIV-negative women who engage in sex work and …