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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Social Determinants of Health Literature Summaries

The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Literature Summaries provide a snapshot of the latest research related to specific social determinants of health. Pick a determinant you're interested in and learn how it can affect health outcomes and health disparities.

On this page:

Economic Stability

Education Access and Quality

Health Care Access and Quality

Neighborhood and Built Environment

Social and Community Context

SDOH Infographics

These SDOH infographics provide illustrative examples of how social determinants can influence health outcomes. Each of the 5 infographics represents 1 literature summary example from each of the 5 domains of social determinants of health: Economic Stability, Education Access and Quality, Health Care Access and Quality, Neighborhood and Built Environment, and Social and Community Context.

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Suggested citation
Healthy People 2030, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion. Retrieved [date graphic was accessed], from https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/social-determinants-health/literature-summaries#block-sdohinfographics