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Watkins is the Director of the Vivian A. and James L. Curtis Center for Health Equity Research and Training at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Since its establishment in 2008, the Curtis Center has been a catalyst for social change in underserved communities, all the while shaping the careers of budding scholars dedicated to ameliorating health and social disparities.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines social determinants of health as "life-enhancing resources. In the realm of public health, the concept of social determinants of health (SDOH) has emerged as a crucial framework for comprehending the myriad factors that influence an individual’s well-being.
The World Health Organization defines the social determinants of health as "the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age" , [7] conditions that are determined by the distribution of money, power, and resources at global, national, and local levels. [7] There are two main determinants of health: structural and proximal ...
The sociology of health and illness, sociology of health and wellness, or health sociology examines the interaction between society and health. As a field of study it is interested in all aspects of life, including contemporary as well as historical influences, that impact and alter health and wellbeing.
The social determinants of mental health (SDOMH) are societal problems that disrupt mental health, increase risk of mental illness among certain groups, and worsen outcomes for individuals with mental illnesses. [1]
Dowd completed her graduate studies in Demography and Economics at the School of Public and International Affairs and the Office of Population Research at Princeton University, where she studied the relationship between socioeconomic status and health. [2] In 2006 Dowd moved to the University of Michigan as a Robert Wood Johnson Health Scholar. [3]
Social determinants of health; Social determinants of health in Mexico; Social determinants of health in poverty; Social determinants of mental health; Social determinants of obesity; Social medicine; Social predictors of depression
The PSC was established with funding from the Ford Foundation, and received continued support from the Ford Foundation for over 20 years. Since 1976 the Center has been supported by a population center grant (R24 HD041028) from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the National Institutes of Health. This ...