Addressing the social determinants of health within the patient-centered medical home: lessons from pediatrics
A Garg, B Jack, B Zuckerman - Jama, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN HEALTH CONTINUE to exist, despite advances in
medicine. 1 Since the classic Whitehall studies, it has been well known that the social
context in which an individual lives and works influences health. 2, 3 Mitigating the harmful
consequences of social factors that contribute to health disparities has largely been left to
the public health and policy communities, whereas clinical medicine has traditionally
focused on identifying and reducing biological risk factors for an individual patient. The …
medicine. 1 Since the classic Whitehall studies, it has been well known that the social
context in which an individual lives and works influences health. 2, 3 Mitigating the harmful
consequences of social factors that contribute to health disparities has largely been left to
the public health and policy communities, whereas clinical medicine has traditionally
focused on identifying and reducing biological risk factors for an individual patient. The …