The Cliff of Good Health: An Analogy for Health and Equity

Many factors of health lie outside of individuals’ behaviors and genetic endowments, and instead within their environments. The contexts in which patients (people) reside are collectively known as Social Determinants of Health (SDHs). These contexts are not distributed randomly through probabilistic mechanisms, however; rather, they are shaped by historical injustices and their contemporary, institutionalized structures. … Continue reading The Cliff of Good Health: An Analogy for Health and Equity