GSU Library Research Guides: Public Health: Online Program in Chronic Disease: Social Determinants of Health

Social Determinants of Health Syllabus and Readings

Suggested MeSH Terms

Some MeSH headings to get you started when searching PubMed.

-Health Promotion
-Health Status Disparities
-Health Status Indicators
-Healthcare Disparities
-Healthy People Programs
-Socioeconomic Factors
-Social Environment
-Urban Health
-Urban Health Services
-Urban Population

See also the MeSH entry of Public Health for additional headings or use the "canned" PubMed search for Health Disparities.

Journals

Below are some journal titles related to social determinants of health. To find additional journals in the GSU Library collection, go to GIL-Find, the library catalog and change the pull-down menu to Journal Titles.

Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research
RA410.A1 R47, Library North 3
American Journal of Public Health
Health Affairs
International Journal for Equity in Health
International Journal of Public Health
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice
An open access on-line journal, published quarterly, that explores the problems and challenges of health disparities among the diverse populations.

Web Resources

25 Ways to Improve Urban Health
From Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health magazine.
CDC Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health Resources
The Community Guide
The Community Guide is a resource for evidence-based Task Force recommendations and findings about what works to improve public health. From the Epidemiology Analysis Program Office (EAPO), Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (OSELS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Establishing a Holistic Framework to Reduce Inequities in HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and Tuberculosis in the United States
A White Paper from the CDC (.pdf).
MetroTrends
The Urban Institute's report card and toolkit for researchers, students, journalists, elected officials and the public on the state of metropolitan economies.
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Public Health Reports Supplement on Social Determinants of Health
GSU log-in may be required.
Social determinants themes
From the World Health Organization.
Unnatural Causes
Website for the PBS documentary about socio-economic and racial inequities in health.