Alternative food systems make consumers think about food as more than a commodity, as a social relation. Many of these systems, such as local, organic, non-GMO, farmers' [...]

Social determinants of health (SDoH) are becoming more recognized for their influence on health and illness. However, SDoH information capture within the electronic healt [...]

In the context of health equity, social determinants of health (SDOH) are the non-health-related conditions, like poverty, proven to be detrimental to children?s developm [...]

This dissertation study investigated the relationship between structural racism, assisted living (AL) location, and public and private governance. Market demand and prope [...]

Health disparities in maternal-child outcomes (preterm birth, low birthweight, infant mortality, and maternal mortality) are substantial, well documented, and in many c [...]

Up to 46% of children worldwide have chronic pain. Estimated costs to treat this in the United States is 19.5 billion dollars. Existing access barriers related to geogra [...]

Research has shown that there are health disparities depending on a patient's race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, insurance status, and other attributes. Although stud [...]