Social Determinants of Health: The barriers between us and better health

May 10, 2018

The term social determinants of health (SDoH) is often used to refer to any nonmedical factors influencing health, including health-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs or behaviors (e.g. smoking); however, SDoH also include “upstream” factors, such as social disadvantage, risk exposure and social inequities that play a fundamental causal role in poor health outcomes, and thus represent important opportunities for improving health and reducing health disparities.

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KentuckyOne Health was formed when two major Kentucky health care organizations came together in early 2012. KentuckyOne Health combines the Jewish and Catholic heritages of the two former systems – Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare and Saint Joseph Health System.

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