Social Determinants of Health

• Summarize the article’s major points. There are seven points to identify (some of them are identified in the
Summary Points on page 392).
• What is a social determinant of health? Describe downstream social determinants and upstream social
determinants.
• Choose one of the pathways through which social factors shape health and discuss the health effects of that
pathway or social factor(s).
• Identify and summarize one priority for future research.