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US Opinions on Health Determinants and Social Policy as Health Policy

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Robert, Stephanie A., Booske, Bridget C.·2011·American Journal of Public Health
DOI 10.2105/ajph.2011.300217PMC PMC3154244
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To examine what factors the public thinks are important determinants of health and whether social policy is viewed as health policy, we conducted a national telephone survey of 2791 US adults from November 2008 through February 2009. Respondents said that health behaviors and access to health care have very strong effects on health; they were less likely to report a very strong role for other social and economic factors. Respondents who recognized a stronger role for social determinants of health and who saw social policy as health policy were more likely to be older, women, non-White, and liberal, and to have less education, lower income, and fair/poor health. Increasing public knowledge about social determinants of health and mobilizing less advantaged groups may be useful in addressing broad determinants of health.

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Authors
Robert, S. A., & Booske, B. C.
Affiliations
  • Stephanie A. Robert is with the School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin–Madison. Bridget C. Booske is with the Population Health Institute, Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin–Madison.
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Venue
American Journal of Public Health
Publisher
American Public Health Association
Published
2011-09
Volume
101
Issue
9
Pages
1655-1663
ISSN
  • 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1541-0048
DOI
10.2105/ajph.2011.300217
PMC
PMC3154244
OpenAlex
W2037480106
Cited by
112
References
26
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FWCI
15.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Public Health Policies and Education
  • Social Sciences › Health › Public Health and Social Inequalities
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Keywords
social determinants of health, public opinion, health behavior, health care access, socioeconomic factors, health disparities
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Data Collection, Female, Health Policy, Humans, Male, Public Opinion, Public Policy, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, United States, Health Status Disparities

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