Title: Addressing Social Determinants of Health and Development
1Addressing Social Determinants of Health and
Development
2What are social determinants of community health
and development?
3Social determinants of community health and
development issues are the social factors that
determine and influence the issues.
4The three overarching factors are
- Economic inequality
- Social connectedness
- Sense of efficacy
5The ways they most often play out are in
- Differences in exposure
- Differences in vulnerability
- Differences in consequences for different
populations.
6More specific social determinants can include
- Racial and ethnic bias.
- Cultural differences.
- Media influences.
- Politics.
- Living conditions.
- Geography.
7Why address social determinants of community
health and development?
- If you want to solve or prevent a problem for the
long term, you have to deal with its root causes.
- If you address the root causes, youre more
likely to successfully address the issue for the
short term as well. - The social factors involved may have more
resonance for those affected than the issue
itself.
8Why address social determinants of community
health and development?
- It may be easier to approach an issue through its
underlying social factors than to deal with it
directly. - Addressing the social determinants of community
issues is crucial to understanding them fully, so
that your strategy and tactics for dealing with
them correspond to reality. - Addressing social determinants presents a
tremendous opportunity for learning and community
leadership development.
9Who should address social determinants of
community health and development?
- Those affected by the issues (the targets of
change). - Those who can have an effect on the issues (the
agents of change). - Staff members from organizations that work
directly with the target population and/or the
issue. - Respected community leaders and citizens.
- Those who will be asked to change, sacrifice, or
take action in order to address the issue. - Anyone else who has a stake in the issue.
10When should you address social determinants of
community health and development?
- When its clear that simply focusing on the issue
isnt enough. - When youre advocating for changes in laws,
policies, or funding. - When youre seeking fundamental change.
- When youre seeking a long-term solution to a
long-term problem. - When your focus is on community wellness and
prevention.
11How do you identify social determinants of
community health and development?
- You assess the community
- You ask people who know.
- You apply critical thinking principles to the
issue. - You ask the right questions.
12How do you address social determinants of health
and community development?
13You work to address larger social factors through
environmental and policy conditions, including
- Knowledge and skills
- Support within and between groups
- Modification of access to, barriers to, and
opportunities for resources and services - Consequences of actions
- Exposure to or protection from hazards
- Policy change
14Youre guided by basic principles
- People most affected should choose the issues and
plan strategies for the work. - True change in social determinants demands
comprehensive interventions that address multiple
and interrelated factors at multiple levels. - Collaborative efforts should aim at bringing
about change in multiple sectors and systems. - Support organizations should build capacity in
the community to control its own fate.
15Youre guided by basic principles
- Health and development efforts should involve
collaborative partners as catalysts for change. - Strategies should be self-sufficient and
sustainable over the long term. - Efforts should be aimed at goals that can be
accomplished by the people in question with the
resources at hand. - Successes should be consolidated and maintained,
so that new and greater challenges can be taken
on. - Efforts should continue indefinitely.