It has almost become a truism to attribute the causes of diseases to social determinants of health (SDOH). By one estimate, SDOH account for 60% of premature death in the United States. According to the CDC, SDOH are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age. While… Continue reading The Person and the Situation
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Steep Hills
As I discussed in my last essay, social relationships - the types, the numbers, and the nature - constitute a major risk factor for health. It rivals well established medical risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and physical fitness. In fact, by one estimate nearly 60% of the variation in health outcomes is caused… Continue reading Steep Hills
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