The Social Determinants of Health and Their Impact on Dermatologic Health, Part 1: The Social Determinants of Health and Their Dermatologic Implications

Sacharitha Bowers; Aileen Y Chang

doi:10.1016/j.det.2022.10.002

The Social Determinants of Health and Their Impact on Dermatologic Health, Part 1: The Social Determinants of Health and Their Dermatologic Implications

Dermatol Clin. 2023 Apr;41(2):309-316. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2022.10.002.

Authors

Sacharitha Bowers¹, Aileen Y Chang²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Stritch School of Medicine, 1S260 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, USA. Electronic address: sachbow@gmail.com.
² Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, 995 Potrero Avenue, Building 90, Ward 92, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA.

PMID: 36933920
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2022.10.002

Abstract

The social determinants of health (SDoH) have significant influences on health and lead to health disparities in a variety of complex and intersecting ways. They are the nonmedical factors that must be addressed to improve health outcomes and achieve greater health equity. They are shaped by the structural determinants of health and impact individual socioeconomic status as well as the health of entire communities. Part 1 of this 2-part review aims to shed light on how the SDoH impact health and their specific implications on dermatologic health disparities.

Keywords: Dermatologic health disparities; Social determinants of health; Structural determinants of health.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Health Status Disparities*
Humans
Social Determinants of Health*
Surveys and Questionnaires