LibGuides at the CDU Health Sciences Library: Urban Public Health: Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health

E-books on Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health

Equity, Social Determinants and Public Health Programmes by Erik Blas; Anand Sivasankara Kurup
World Health Organization, 2010.
The Impact of Demographics on Health and Healthcare : Race, Ethnicity and other Social Factors by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Call Number: WA 300 AA1 I47 2010
Emerald Group Publishing, 2010.
Social Determinants of Health among African-American Men by Henrie M. Treadwell; Clare Xanthos; Kisha B. Holden
2nd ed., Jossey-Bass, 2013
Social Studies of Health, Illness and Disease : Perspectives from the Social Sciences and Humanities by Peter L. Twohig; Vera Kalitzkus
Editions Rodolpi, 2008.
Health and Wealth Disparities in the United States by Anupam B. Jena; Tomas J Philipson; Eric C. Sun
AEP Press, 2010.
Homelessness, Poverty and Unemployment by Sanna J. Thompson
Nova Science Publishers, 2012.

Resource Box: Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
The BRFSS is the world's largest ongoing telephone survey. Data from the survey and analytical tools available.
CDC Social Determinants of Health
Links to reports and other information. From the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Social Determinants of Health - Healthy People 2020
A new topic area in the Healthy People program. This site contains data and reports.
Promoting Health Equity : A Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinants of Health
This PDF contains examples of successful programs, and methods for starting new ones. From the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
THRIVE : The Tool for Health And Resiliance in Vulnerable Environments
THRIVE is a tool used to identify social factors within a particular community that may impact health. From The Prevention Institute.
Closing the Gap in a Generation : Final Report on the Commission on Social Determinants of Health
World Health Organization, 2008.
Roots of Health Inequity - Web-based Course for the Public Health Workforce
Examines factors within communities that adversely affect the health of residents. From the National Association of City & County Health Officials.
Unnatural Causes : Is Inequality Making Us Sick?
This award-winning documentary series is owned by the library and can be viewed in the library. This link takes you to a website built around the series. You can read the transcrips of the segments, read additional materials, and participate in interactive activities.