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Promoting Health Through the Social Environment

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Social determinants of health are societal conditions that affect health and can potentially be changed by social and health policies and programs.

Three broad categories of social determinants are:

  • Social institutions - including cultural and religious institutions, economic systems, and political structures
  • Surroundings - including neighborhoods, workplaces, towns, cities, and built environments
  • Social relationships - including position in social hierarchy, differential treatment of social groups, and social networks

Community Guide Systematic Reviews

The Community Guide includes systematic reviews of interventions in the following areas:

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The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services

Together, the Community Guide and the Clinical Guide provide evidence-based recommendations across the prevention spectrum.

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Contact Us:
  • Community Guide Branch
    Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office (EAPO)
    Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (OSELS)
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    1600 Clifton Road NE
    Mailstop E-69
    Atlanta, GA 30333
  • Community Guide
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The Community Guide Branch, Epidemiology Analysis Program Office (EAPO), Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (OSELS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop E-69, Atlanta, GA 30333, U.S.A. communityguide@cdc.gov