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Table 1 SDOH Models

From: Social determinants of health and diabetes: using a nationally representative sample to determine which social determinant of health model best predicts diabetes risk

SDOH Model

Socioeconomic Factors

Education and Social Class

Social and Community Factors

Physical Environment

Health Care

Food Environment

World Health Organization

Socioeconomic and Political Context

-Governance

-Macroeconomic Policies

-Social and Public Policies

-Culture and Societal Values

Socioeconomic Position

-Social Class

-Gender

-Ethnicity (racism)

-Education

-Occupation

-Income

Social Cohesion and Social Capital

Material Circumstances

-Housing and neighborhood quality

-Basic Needs

-Physical Work environment

Health Care

-Health Access

None

Healthy People

Economic Stability

-Employment

-Food insecurity

-Housing instability

-Poverty

Education

-Early childhood education

-Higher Education

-High school graduation

-Language development and literacy

Social and Community Context

-Civic participation

-Discrimination

-Incarceration

-Social cohesion

Neighborhood and Built Environment

-Access to healthy food

-Community safety

-Environmental conditions

-Housing Quality

Health and Health Care

-Access to health care

-Access to primary care

-Health Literacy

None

County Health Rankings Model

Economic Factors

-Education

-Employment

-Income

None

Social Factors

-Family and social support

-Community safety

Physical Environment

-Air and water quality

-Housing

None

None

Kaiser Family Foundation

Economic Stability

-Employment

-Income

-Expenses

-Debt

-Medical bills

-Support

Education

-Literacy

-Language

-Early Childhood Education

-Higher Education

Community and Social Context

-Social integration

-Support systems

-Discrimination

-Community Engagement

-Stress

Neighborhood and Physical Environment

-Housing

-Transportation

-Safety

-Parks and Playgrounds

-Walkability

-Zip Code

Health System

-Health Coverage

-Provider Availability

-Provider cultural competency

-Healthcare Quality

Food Environment

-Hunger

-Access to healthy food

  1. Hill-Briggs, F. et al. Social Determinants of Health and Diabetes: A Scientific Review. Diabetes Care 44, 258–279 (2021)