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US opinions on health determinants and social policy as health policy

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  • Robert, S.A.
  • Booske, B.C.

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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 accesstohealth 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 determinantsofhealth and who saw social policyas 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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  • Robert, S.A. & Booske, B.C., 2011. "US opinions on health determinants and social policy as health policy," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 101(9), pages 1655-1663.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2011.300217_7
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300217
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