#socialdeterminantsofhealth — Public Fediverse posts

Feeling sad and depressed? You might be suffering from capitalism.

#MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #SocialJustice #Intersectional #MentalHealthAwareness #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #YMHC

There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.

By Audre Lorde

#Intersectional #IntersectionalityMatters #SocialJustice #Equity #MentalHealth #HumanRights #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #YMHC

Canada is always held up as being considerably better than the United States as far as racism goes*.

And while there are definitely little pockets where you can mostly not be irritated by racist assholes daily, the systemic issues are still the systemic issues.

This week, a report came out from the Black Women’s Institute for Health and Street Voices about the state of Black women's health in Canada.

https://bwhealthinstitute.com/voices-unheard/

There is an executive summary of sorts available at this link:

https://www.streetvoices.ca/news/voices-unheard-a-historic-report-reveals-the-urgent-state-of-black-womens-health-in-canada-977

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For the first time in Canadian history, nearly 2,000 Black women, girls, and gender-diverse people have come together to share their lived experiences navigating the health system — and what they expose is a national crisis that can no longer be ignored.
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I'd wager that it WILL, in fact, continue to be ignored, much like the Ontario Human Rights Commission's most recent report on anti-Black racism in the Toronto Police Service is the umpteenth report on anti-Black racism in the Toronto Police Service.
And it never actually goes away.

Canada is functionally two mining companies and a bank in a trench coat whose population likes to tell itself fairy tales about Its place in the world. Anything that undermines the collective state of suspended disbelief is touted as "anti-Canadian" or "racist against white people".

Which, I guess, means that reality itself is "racist against white people".

The PDF of the report itself is available here:
https://bwhealthinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Voices-Unheard-Healthcare-Barriers-and-the-Lived-Experinces-of-Black-Women-in-Canada.pdf
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* I have not stepped foot in the US in well over a decade as my personal boycott, but I do recall distinctly commenting that crossing that border was like getting in a fucking time machine and going the wrong way. But it's really just comparing a dumpster fire to a forest fire.
Neither is desirable.

#racism #AntiBlackRacism #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #Canada #canpol #canpoli #Toronto

"Wealth-based eugenics is a quiet algorithm: it doesn’t kill; it sorts.
The unsorted don’t survive the wait. The ledger calls it efficiency." The Aberration Hypothesis - 2026 - L. Nault

#WealthBasedEugenics #HealthCare #DisabilityJustice #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #Austerity

I watched this video and found it FASCINATING!! #ReligionForBreakfast is truly one of the best channels out there
youtu.be/X9dQLccJoWE
#allergies #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #Amish

Technology Provides Aid in Fight Against Workplace Violence https://www.byteseu.com/1222571/ #Abuse #Anxiety #AnxietyDisorder #BurnOut #Canada;Canadian #career #caregiver #ClinicianHealthAndWellBeing #Employment #EmploymentContract #Georgia #hands #hospitals #JobContract #JobInterview #Jobs #PatientSafety #PhysicianBurnout #profession #SDOH #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth(SDOH) #Technology #violence #WorkLifeBalance #WoundManagement;WoundCare

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STAT+: Trump to end federal funding of certain non-medical services in Medicaid
#TrumpAdministration #HousingNutritionSupport #FederalFundingCut #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #NonMedicalServices
https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/11/trump-ends-federal-funding-some-non-medical-services-in-medicaid/?utm_campaign=rss

STAT · Trump to end federal funding of certain non-medical services in Medicaid
The services are often aimed at improving housing and nutrition for people in the Medicaid program.

https://mastodon.social/@br00t4c/114321462695005356

Something for the Americans:

Class-action lawsuit linking hair straightening chemicals with ovarian and uterine ailments.

Please share widely.

https://joinclassactions.com/class_actions/hair-straightener-chemicals/

Another reason why not letting Black people wear natural hair styles is deeply, DEEPLY problematic.

White people think racism is about hurt feelings, when it's really about HEALTH and LONGEVITY.

And I say this as someone who straightens her hair 3x a year, so absolutely know the response I get during that fourth month when my hair is getting pretty "out of control".

#BlackWomen #NaturalHair #BlackHair #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth

Laws that prevent discrimination related to sexual orientation can play an important role in improving maternal health among White women in general and Black lesbian and bisexual women in particular.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36399611

#WomensHealth #MaternalHealth #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Health #HealthEquity #SDoH #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth
@demography @sociology

For transgender women of color legal gender affirmation–changing one's name and gender marker on official documents–can lessen economic vulnerability and overrepresentation in the criminal justice system by improving access to employment, housing, education, health care, and social services.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36037008

#LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Trans #Transgender #Health #MentalHealth #HealthEquity #SDoH #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth
@demography
@sociology
@criminology

Children on Medi-Cal, California’s insurance program for its poorest residents, might wait months for urgent psychiatric care, according to an audit released in December.

Learn more in this story from CapRadio. https://bit.ly/48crGsB

#Health #MentalHealth #Medicaid #MediCal #MentalHealthCare #MedMastodon #PublicHealth #PublicPolicy #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #SDoH

#FactOfTheDay: In 2022, when asked why their oldest child was NOT fully vaccinated against COVID-19, more than 1/3rd of caregivers reported worry about side effects as a key concern.

Learn more: https://www.kidsdata.org/topic/2464/covid19-vaccination-reason/table#fmt=3047&loc=2&tf=157&ch=1691,1692,1693,1694,1695,1696&sortColumnId=0&sortType=asc

#SDoH #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #PublicHealth #Vaccination #Vaccine #COVID #COVID19 #MedMastodon @pediatrics

White people:
You hurt my feelings! That's racist!

Meanwhile:
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#IndigenousLivesMatter
#BlackLivesMatter #StopAsianHate #Racism #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #RacismIsEvil

White people: You called me "white"! That's racism!!

Meanwhile:
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#IndigenousLivesMatter
#BlackLivesMatter #StopAsianHate #Racism #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #RacismIsEvil

#FactOfTheDay Childbirth is deadlier for Black families even when they’re rich, analysis of California data finds

https://www.pacesconnection.com/blog/childbirth-is-deadlier-for-black-families-even-when-they-re-rich-expansive-study-finds-nytimes-com

#MaternalHealth #MaternalMortality #PublicHealth #Healthcare #SDoH #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #MedMastodon @publichealth

#FactOfTheDay: In summer 2022, 53% of caregivers reported that their oldest child was full vaccinated against COVID-19, and rates were lowest among lower-income households.

Learn more: https://www.kidsdata.org/topic/105/family-experiences-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/summary

#SDoH #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #PublicHealth #Vaccination #Vaccine #COVID #COVID19 #MedMastodon @publichealth @medmastodon

In case you needed more proof that the SOCIAL construct of race impacts health more than biology (pertaining to race)...

My colleagues at the #UniversityOfMinnesota (including Dr. Andrea Westby)
and colleagues just dunked it via Am J #PrevMed.

And by the way, our belief structures as clinicians are a big part of it. #SystemicRacism #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #HealthEquity

https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(22)00541-4/fulltext

@schock I would LOVE to see more #HealthEquity researchers publish about the impact #DesignJustice plays on the #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth

This would make an incredible series of #HealthImpactAssessments and even be a useful tool to rethink how #CommunityHealthNeedsAssessments are conducted

I know #PublicHealth #policy is primarily focused on the ways #PublicPolicy shapes health outcomes but #upstream design and scoping practices often shape many of the disparate impacts we see in the communities that experience inequities. We can't fundamentally change the way our institutions operate unless we interrogate and restructure the design and decision-making processes to adopt more of a #DesignJustice and #ResearchJustice lens

#APHA #AMA #APA #CHNA SDOH

✨ Hello #EpiVerse and friends! ✨

I'm Jen, a psychiatric epidemiologist and public mental health researcher, currently working at UCL.

I am interested in the social and spatial determinants of mental illnesses. Much of my research has focused on migrants, refugees, and other historically marginalised populations.

#PsychEpi #Epidemiology #SocialEpidemiology #SpatialEpi #SystemsThinking #Simulation #AgentBasedModelling #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #DataScience
#PublicMentalHealth #MentalHealth