Social Determinants of Health are the environmental conditions in which people live, learn, work, play, worship, and age, which affect a wide range of health, functioning, quality-of-life outcomes, and risks.
These determinates include: healthy food access, living/working conditions, employment, housing, health care access and quality, etc.
Addressing these conditions in disaster recovery guides communities toward reducing inequities while increasing baseline community health.
Example: A community recovering from a disaster decides to integrate social service, school, and public recreation program improvements into its recovery plans to improve public welfare and service access.
