The social determinants of health (SDOH) are the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life. These forces and systems include economic policies and systems, development agendas, social norms, social policies and political systems (WHO).
Health Starts Here: Social Determinants of Health in Grey Bruce
The Health Starts Here: Social Determinants of Health in Grey Bruce report is intended to raise awareness of the social determinants of health and their impacts on health, with a primary focus on the Grey Bruce region. An increased understanding of how the conditions in which people are born, grow up, live, play, work and age can contribute to upstream actions that have bigger impacts on addressing root causes and improving health equity.
The report complements one of Grey Bruce Public Health’s strategic directions of Determinants of Health and Equity, which aims to inform the public and community partners about the social determinants that contribute to health.
The social determinants of health are:
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