Title |
An Integrated Socio-Environmental Model of Health and Well-Being: a Conceptual Framework Exploring the Joint Contribution of Environmental and Social Exposures to Health and Disease Over the Life Span
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Published in |
Current Environmental Health Reports, March 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/s40572-018-0191-2 |
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Authors |
Hector A. Olvera Alvarez, Allison A. Appleton, Christina H. Fuller, Annie Belcourt, Laura D. Kubzansky |
Abstract |
Environmental and social determinants of health often co-occur, particularly among socially disadvantaged populations, yet because they are usually studied separately, their joint effects on health are likely underestimated. Building on converging bodies of literature, we delineate a conceptual framework to address these issues. Previous models provided a foundation for study in this area, and generated research pointing to additional important issues. These include a stronger focus on biobehavioral pathways, both positive and adverse health outcomes, and intergenerational effects. To accommodate the expanded set of issues, we put forward the Integrated Socio-Environmental Model of Health and Well-Being (ISEM), which examines how social and environmental factors combine and potentially interact, via multi-factorial pathways, to affect health and well-being over the life span. We then provide applied examples including the study of how food environments affect dietary behavior. The ISEM provides a comprehensive, theoretically informed framework to guide future research on the joint contribution of social and environmental factors to health and well-being across the life span. |
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United States | 5 | 63% |
Spain | 1 | 13% |
Unknown | 2 | 25% |
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Members of the public | 3 | 38% |
Scientists | 3 | 38% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 25% |
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Unknown | 91 | 100% |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 19% |
Researcher | 13 | 14% |
Student > Master | 12 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 9 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 7% |
Other | 16 | 18% |
Unknown | 18 | 20% |
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Social Sciences | 10 | 11% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 10% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 9% |
Environmental Science | 8 | 9% |
Psychology | 7 | 8% |
Other | 20 | 22% |
Unknown | 29 | 32% |