States Looks To Address Socioeconomic Factors Involved In Health Disparities
Officials in several states — including California, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Virginia — are “revamping health departments to focus less on scientific data and more on the role of ’social determinants,’” such as poverty and discrimination, which some believe are contributing to health disparities, the AP/Washington Times reports. [click link for full article]
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Filed under: Public Health on January 3rd, 2008