Social determinants of health, such as Area Deprivation Index scores, may be considered mild cognitive impairment risk factors among older adults.

The working group assigned by Gov. Maura Healey to figure out what to do with the shuttered Carney Hospital is planning to look more broadly at the roots of health disparities in the Dorchester ...

A new study has found that people are more accepting of some causes of mental illness than others, with biological and hereditary factors carrying the highest stigma.

“If you want to know what I’m going to do, read the Health Accord.” He says it outlines the direction in which they want to go. Ultimately, Parfrey says there needs to be a focus on the social ...

It then examines how these inequalities in COVID-19 are related to existing inequalities in chronic diseases and the social determinants of health, arguing that we are experiencing a syndemic pandemic ...

A case study by the AHA's Community Health Improvement network highlights how Renown Health in Reno, Nev., used its community health assessment to address local needs and changing demographics amid a ...