PUBH 302 Exam 2 | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

Explain the term: social determinants of health - the circumstances in which people are born, grow up, live, work and age, and the systems put into place to deal with illness How do social determinants impact health outcomes? - Social determinants, like poverty, lack of education, and unequal access to healthcare can contribute to health inequities Describe the Tuskegee Study - - Study conducted by US public health services, working with the Tuskegee Institute - Involved 600 black men (some with syphilis, some without) - Researchers told the men they were being treated for bad blood, but the men did not receive proper treatment to cure their illness - This study continued for 40 years () How did the Tuskegee impact research and practice?