Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health

Reducing Health Disparities by Addressing Social Determinants of Health

Bibliographic Data

ID13855643
AuthorsJoyce Buckner-Brown (Coleman University, corresponding author), Pattie Tucker (Coleman University), Mark Rivera (0000-0002-0532-7219, Coleman University), Shannon Cosgrove (Coleman University), James L Coleman (0000-0001-7430-2587, Coleman University), Aisha Penson (Coleman University), David Bang (Coleman University)
Year2011
Volume34
IssueSupplement S1
PagesS12-S22
Publication date2011-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueFamily & Community Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0160-6379 • E-ISSN: 1550-5057
PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1097/fch.0b013e318202a720
PMID21160327
OpenAlexW2320490464
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited10

Poor people and people of color are more likely to live shorter and sicker lives and are less likely to survive a host of chronic illnesses. Policies and organizational practices that improve the environments in which people live, work, learn, and play can reduce these disparities. Using the World Health Organization's "Call to Action" principles as a discussion framework, we highlight the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health programs that have developed and applied such strategies to address chronic illnesses. Several, in turn, foster health equity

Action (physics · Business · Call to action · Chronic disease · Equity (law · Ethnic group · Family medicine · Health care · Health equity · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Public Health Policies and Education · Gerontology · Marketing

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