A Framework for Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health

by Institute of Medicine, Board on Global Health, The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, et al.

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309392624
• ISBN13: 9780309392624
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"