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Non-medical factors can make a big difference in health for low-income and minority populations

By Rachel Crumpler Food access. Housing. Education. Job security. Climate change. These and other nonmedical factors that shape where people are born, live and work have become known as social determinants of health. And though they are not related to the health care system, they arguably have an even bigger impact on people’s health outcomes, […]