Abstract
The social determinants of health framework provides a framework to conceptualize, measure, monitor, and evaluate the progress of social indicators that are instrumental to health, and potentially holds promise in positively impacting global public health outcomes. Nevertheless, there are limitations to this approach. This chapter begins by discussing the social determinants of health framework and charting the shift across varying approaches and paradigms in the determinants of health that have led to the acknowledgment of social factors and determinants as instrumental to health outcomes. Next, it attempts to delineate the development of a global public health framework, discuss its potential contributions and shortcomings, as well as its alignment with social determinants of health framework. It then posits how the social determinants of health framework can contribute to global public health goals. Finally, it reflects on the remaining gaps in the research on the social determinants of health in the context of global public health and articulate the way forward for research in the field.
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Tan, R.K.J., Lourdesamy, M. (2023). Social Determinants of Health and Global Public Health. In: Liamputtong, P. (eds) Handbook of Social Sciences and Global Public Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96778-9_30-1
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