In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differenc

Social factors, signals, and biases shape the health of our nation. Racism and poverty manifest in unequal social, environmental, and economic conditions, resul

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 se

Social justice is a matter of life and death. It affects the way people live, their consequent chance of illness, and their risk of premature death. We watch in

Evidence indicates that actions within four main themes (early child development fair employment and decent work social protection and the living environment) a