FIGURE 1-2. A guide to thinking about the determinants of population health.

FIGURE 1-2A guide to thinking about the determinants of population health

a Social conditions include, but are not limited to economic inequality, urbanization, mobility, cultural values, attitudes and policies related to discrimination and intolerance on the basis of race, gender, and other differences.

b Other conditions at the national level might include major sociopolitical shifts, such as recession, war, and governmental collapse.

c The built environment includes transportation, water and sanitation, housing, and other dimensions of urban planning.

SOURCE: IOM, 2003.

From: 1, The Need to Promote Health Equity

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Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Committee on Community-Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States; Baciu A, Negussie Y, Geller A, et al., editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2017 Jan 11.
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