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Social Determinants of Health

Programme Research groups participating in this programme focus their interest on generating
cooperative research of excellence for all those socially determined relevant as-
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pects for population health.

To that end, a broad perspective of the role of social determinants in health is adop-
ted from a multidisciplinary approach. This ranges from individual characteristics,

such as social class or gender, to aspects of the environment, such as neighbor-

hoods or cities; working conditions; and the social environment. Qualitative, quan-
titative or mixed methods are also used in the programme to fulfill the research

objectives. Furthermore, from a strictly epidemiological viewpoint, the programme

develops studies ranging from individual-based designs to ecological studies.

Finally, the interest of the programme includes the “social” production of risk fac-
tors, such as lifestyles, the environment, working conditions, immigration and

social exclusion, etc., results in health, such as morbidity, mortality, disability or
dependency, as well as social participation and evaluation of the efficacy, effective-

ness and efficiency of health interventions, services and policies.

The scientific activity of the programme is defined in several lines of research

among which the following stand out:

• Effect of social determinants on health.

• Health Inequality according to social class, gender, geographical variables, and

the environment.

• Specific health problems relevant to public health and with social determinants

and mechanisms playing a key role, such as HIV, gender-based violence, se-
xual health, mental health, addictions, cancer or cardiovascular diseases.

• The health of specific groups of populations, such as immigrant communities,
socially excluded groups, women’s health problems, and problems related to 13
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aging, adolescence and puberty, or childhood.
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• The development and evaluation of public health programmes and policies. P
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• Access to and quality of health services and the participation of patients and
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citizens.
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• The development of useful theoretical frameworks for social determinants, A
of suitable research methodologies, and modeling of the complex interaction P /
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between different social and environmental factors.
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