“Social determinants of health has been defined by the World Health Organization as the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. These determinants can include factors such as housing, transportation, education, employment, and access to care. Social Determinants of Health: A Primer for the Practicing Surgeon provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art, definitive reference for the surgical community on this important topic, serving as an invaluable resource for surgeons, physicians, fellows, and residents.
Key Features
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Offers unique, practical content from experts in the field, with up-to-date information from both national and world leaders.
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Covers various aspects of social determinants of health related to the surgical field, including internalization of social determinants of health; social determinants of health and disease initiation, progression, and outcomes; and social determinants of health from a research perspective.
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Contains chapters on a wide range of topics as social determinants of health in surgery, including intersectionality, insurance, stress, finances, neighborhood, healthcare access, community engagement, literacy, and more.
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Discusses study design and outcomes, interventions, and future directions in social determinants of health in surgery.
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Consolidates today's available information on this timely topic into a single, convenient resource.
Author Information
Edited by Samilia Obeng-Gyasi, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States and Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH, PhD, FACS, FRACS (Hon.), Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, The Urban Meyer III and Shelley Meyer Chair for Cancer Research, Professor of Surgery, Oncology, and Health Services Management and Policy, Surgeon in Chief, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
1. Social Determinants of Health in Surgery
Section I. Theoretical Frameworks for Social Determinants of Health
2. Internalizing Social Determinants of Health: the Ecosocial and Weathering Theories
3. Allostatic Load – Measurement Issues in Cancer Patients and Other Populations
4. The Conserved Transcriptional Response to Adversity
Section II. Social Determinants of Health in Surgery
5. Finances as a Social Determinant of Health in Surgery
6. Neighborhood as a Social Determinant of Health in Surgery
7. Addressing the Social Determinants of Health to Enhance Clinical Trial Participation
8. Race, Ancestry and Social Determinants of Health in Surgery
9. Community Engagement as a Social Determinant of Health in Surgery
10. Insurance as a Social Determinant of Health in Surgery
11. Health Literacy
12. Stress and the Surgical Stressor
Section III. Research
13. Framing Theoretically Informed SDH Research Questions
14. Social Determinants of Health: Study Designs and Outcomes
15. Interventions for Redressing Disparities Related to Social Determinants of Health in Surgery
16. Future Directions
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