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  2. Socioecology - Wikipedia

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    The factors of socioecological models consist of individual behaviors, sociodemographic factors (race, education, socioeconomic status), interpersonal factors (romantic, family, and coworker relationships), community factors (physical and social environment), and societal factors (local, state, and federal policies. [1]

  3. Theory of fundamental causes - Wikipedia

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    In 1995, Jo C. Phelan and Bruce G. Link developed the theory of fundamental causes.This theory seeks to outline why the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and health disparities has persisted over time, [1] particularly when diseases and conditions previously thought to cause morbidity and mortality among low SES individuals have resolved. [2]

  4. Social medicine - Wikipedia

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    Social Determinants of Health: Investigation of how factors like income, education, employment, race, gender, housing, and social support impact health outcomes. Health Equity and Disparities : Studying the disparities in health outcomes among different groups based on racial, economic, gender, or other sociodemographic factors and creating ...

  5. Social determinants of health - Wikipedia

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    They are the health promoting factors found in one's living and working conditions (such as the distribution of income, wealth, influence, and power), rather than individual risk factors (such as behavioral risk factors or genetics) that influence the risk or vulnerability for a disease or injury. The distribution of social determinants is ...

  6. Socioeconomic status - Wikipedia

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    Socioeconomic status has long been related to health, those higher in the social hierarchy typically enjoy better health than those below. [23] Socioeconomic status is an important source of health inequity, as there is a very robust positive correlation between socioeconomic status and health. This correlation suggests that it is not only the ...

  7. Social determinants of health in poverty - Wikipedia

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    Education has a lasting, continuous, and increasing effect on health. [1] Education is a special determinant of health because it enables people toward self-direction, which leads them to seek goals such as health. [1] Education helps the impoverished develop usable skills, abilities, and resources that help individuals reach goals, including ...

  8. Sociology of health and illness - Wikipedia

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    Key issues in Asian health include childbirth and maternal health, HIV and AIDS, mental health, and aging and the elderly. These problems are influenced by the sociological factors of religion or belief systems, attempts to reconcile traditional medicinal practices with modern professionalism, and the economic status of the inhabitants of Asia.

  9. Mental health inequality - Wikipedia

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    Disparities in education, contributory to socioeconomic status, immigrant status, and ethnic/racial status can be another contributing factor to mental health inequality. [14] Socioeconomic status plays a large role in the difference in access to educational resources. School districts are split geographically.