Are social determinants of health the same as societal determinants of health?
Bárbara Starfield
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Bárbara Starfield
Abstract
Despite the widespread appeal of the phrase 'social determinants of health'; it erroneously suggests that health depends primarily on interrelationships among individuals. Inequities in health, however, involve systematic differences in health across population subgroups, thus changing the focus of influences from social interactions to societal characteristics. (non-author abstract)
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Despite the widespread appeal of the phrase 'social determinants of health'; it erroneously suggests that health depends primarily on interrelationships among individuals. Inequities in health, however, involve systematic differences in health across population subgroups, thus changing the focus of influences from social interactions to societal characteristics. (non-author abstract)
Key concepts: Population health, Social determinants of health, Public health, Health equity, Health promotion, Health policy, Community health, Health economics