Hitting the Books: Exploring Education Status as a Key Social Determinants of Health

Educational status is being increasingly recognized as a pivotal social determinant of health (SDoH) a social factor that affects health outcomes. In a new primer by Sara Heath, learn more about education as an SDoH and how it interacts with other key SDoH like race, ethnicity, etc.

According to Heath, “Conversely, other social determinants of health may impact education. Family income, for example, can determine neighborhood, which dictates which public school a child will attend. Children from under-resourced schools may face barriers to educational attainment, Healthy People 2030 says, while kids in schools with bullying or violence problems may also face similar attainment barriers.”

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(Source: Patient Engagement HIT, December 27^th, 2022)