Journal article
Advancing the Social Epidemiology Mission of the American Journal of Epidemiology
American journal of epidemiology, v 191(4), pp 557-560
24 Mar 2022
PMID: 34791025
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Abstract
Social epidemiology is concerned with how social forces influence population health. Rather than focusing on a single disease (as in cancer or cardiovascular epidemiology) or a single type of exposure (e.g., nutritional epidemiology), social epidemiology encompasses all the social and economic determinants of health, both historical and contemporary. These include features of social and physical environments, the network of relationships in a society, and the institutions, politics, policies, norms and cultures that shape all of these forces. This commentary presents the perspective of several editors at the Journal with expertise in social epidemiology. We articulate our thinking to encourage submissions to the Journal that: 1) expand knowledge of emerging and underresearched social determinants of population health; 2) advance new empirical evidence on the determinants of health inequities and solutions to advance health equity; 3) generate evidence to inform the translation of research on social determinants of health into public health impact; 4) contribute to innovation in methods to improve the rigor and relevance of social epidemiology; and 5) encourage critical self-reflection on the direction, challenges, successes, and failures of the field.
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- Title
- Advancing the Social Epidemiology Mission of the American Journal of Epidemiology
- Creators
- Stephen E. Gilman - Harvard UniversityAllison Aiello - University of MichiganSandro Galea - Boston UniversityChanelle J. Howe - Brown UniversityIchiro Kawachi - Harvard UniversityGina S. Lovasi - Drexel University, Epidemiology and BiostatisticsLorraine T. Dean - Johns Hopkins UniversityJ. Michael Oakes - University of MinnesotaArjumand Siddiqi - Public Health OntarioM. Maria Glymour - Boston University
- Publication Details
- American journal of epidemiology, v 191(4), pp 557-560
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- Number of pages
- 4
- Grant note
- Canada Research Chair in Population Health Equity Intramural Research Program of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health; Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000789179900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85128160801
- Other Identifier
- 991019169621704721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health