Social Determinants of Influenza Illness and Outbreaks in the United States

N C Med J. 2016 Sep-Oct;77(5):341-5. doi: 10.18043/ncm.77.5.341.

Abstract

Social determinants-such as education, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, access to health care services and vaccination, neighborhood-level stressors, and workplace or school policies-can impact influenza illness and outbreaks in the United States. To reduce transmission and disparities in influenza infection, policies should focus on removing existing vaccination barriers and supporting equitable social policies.

MeSH terms

  • Communicable Disease Control* / methods
  • Communicable Disease Control* / organization & administration
  • Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
  • Ethnicity
  • Health Services Accessibility / standards
  • Healthcare Disparities*
  • Humans
  • Influenza, Human* / epidemiology
  • Influenza, Human* / prevention & control
  • Male
  • Risk Factors
  • School Health Services / organization & administration*
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Vaccination* / methods
  • Vaccination* / statistics & numerical data