CDC Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health Resources

CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report—United States, 2011 [PDF-3Mb]

underscores CDC’s commitment to health equity. The report provides analysis of the recent trends and ongoing variations in health disparities and inequalities in selected social and health indicators, both of which are important steps in encouraging actions to reduce modifiable disparities by using interventions that are effective and scalable. 

 

Promoting Health Equity—A Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinants of Health [PDF–5.7Mb]

This workbook is for community-based organizations, public health practitioners, and community health partners seeking to create health equity by addressing the social determinants of health. The workbook can be used to help expand new or existing public health initiatives, for example:

• Developing successful partnerships and guiding principles.
• Assessment methods for social determinants.
• Creating action plans to address social determinants.

 

Data Set Directory of Social Determinants of Health at the Local Level

This directory contains an extensive list of existing data sets that can be used to address the social determinants of health. The data sets are organized according to 12 dimensions, or broad categories, of the social environment. Each dimension is subdivided into various components.

 

 

Additional Health Disparities Resources

• THRIVE (Tool for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments) is an interactive Internet tool to help communities understand and prioritize environmental factors that impact health disparities.
• Strengthening Communities: A Prevention Framework for Eliminating Health Disparities [PDF–672K] examines the environmental conditions that hold the most promise for reducing health disparities in low-income communities of color, and further delineates the community factors that can contribute to or prevent health disparities.
• The Imperative of Reducing Health Disparities through Prevention [PDF–377K] outlines promising approaches and next steps for reducing health disparities.
• Laying the Groundwork for a Movement to Reduce Health Disparities [PDF–345K] assesses the landscape of existing efforts to address disparities, identifies gaps and imbalances, and discusses what elements are necessary to develop an effective national movement.