The World Health Organization (WHO) defines social determinants of health as “the
conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set
of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life” (
WHO, 2015
). Social determinants of health account for over 75 percent of health outcomes (
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014
). There are marked disparities in the health outcomes of children who are under-resourced
and underserved. The disparities are most marked in children with acute and chronic
conditions whose families are experiencing unmet social needs (
Raphael et al., 2013
).To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
Purchase one-time access:
Academic & Personal: 24 hour online accessCorporate R&D Professionals: 24 hour online accessOne-time access price info
- For academic or personal research use, select 'Academic and Personal'
- For corporate R&D use, select 'Corporate R&D Professionals'
Subscribe:
Subscribe to Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing Care of Children and FamiliesAlready a print subscriber? Claim online access
Already an online subscriber? Sign in
Register: Create an account
Institutional Access: Sign in to ScienceDirect
References
- National Center for HIV/AIDS, Vora; Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) social determinants of health.(Retrieved on September 8, 2017 from) ([- a])
- The role of lay health workers in pediatric chronic disease: A systematic review.Academic Pediatrics. 2013; 13: 408-420
- Social determinants of health.(Retrieved on September 8, 2017 from:)
Article info
Publication history
Published online: October 06, 2017
Identification
Copyright
© 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
