Socio-Economic and Environmental Determinants of Health Disparities and Population Health
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2025) | Viewed by 1420
Special Issue Editor
Interests: climate change; environmental health; extreme weather events; heat; bushfires; vulnerable populations; health policy
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Dear Colleagues,
In the face of the myriad rapid changes occurring in our world, global population health is being significantly affected by climate change, economic recession, slowing down, the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as regional and local tensions.
In this Special Issue, we will focus keenly on the interplay between socio-economic and environmental determinants of health disparities, providing insights into their profound impact on population health. As the global community grapples with the multifaceted challenges of public health, understanding the complex socio-economic and environmental factors influencing health outcomes becomes imperative.
Socio-economic status stands as a fundamental axis of inequality, influencing access to education, employment, and income, which has been well recognized as a crucial determinant of health, shaping access to resources, opportunities, and healthcare services. Concurrently, environmental factors, ranging from climate change and air pollution to bushfires, floods, and water quality, alongside housing conditions and neighborhood-built environment characteristics, play pivotal roles in shaping health disparities and population health.
By synthesizing evidence from these determinants and adopting multidisciplinary perspectives, this Special Issue aims to deepen our understanding of the underlying mechanisms driving health inequities. Furthermore, it seeks to foster dialogue and inform evidence-based strategies for promoting health equity and improving population health resilience in an ever-changing world.
Dr. Michael Tong
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- socio-economic determinants
- environmental factors
- health equity
- climate change
- health inventions
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