Social Determinants of Health and Equity: The Impacts of Racism on Health Disparities

Who:  Camara Jones, MD, PhD, MPH, Research Director on Social Determinants of Health and Equity, Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.   

On this audioconference, Dr. Camara Jones will identify racism as one of the social determinants of equity and a fundamental cause of racial/ethnic health disparities in the United States.  She will present the “Cliff Analogy” for understanding four levels of health intervention:  medical care, secondary prevention, primary prevention, and addressing the social determinants of health.  Dr. Jones will then describe how health disparities arise on three levels (differences in quality of care, differences in access to care, and differences in underlying exposures and opportunities) and expand the “Cliff Analogy” to illustrate the relationship between addressing the social determinants of health and addressing the social determinants of equity. Dr. Jones will also highlight opportunities for health philanthropy to broaden the scope of public health interventions by asking the question “How is racism operating here?” and working to create a system in which ALL people are highly valued and able to develop to their full potential.

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