
Understanding and Addressing the Social Determinants of Health in Prevention
Contact us at training@danyainstitute.org
Date: March 10, 2021 | ![]() |
Format: Webinar | ![]() |
Contact Hours: 1.5 NAADAC |
Time: 1 PM—2:30 PM ET | ![]() |
Cost: FREE | ![]() |
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The aspects of life that influence a person’s health, including their likelihood of engaging in risky behavior such as substance use, are numerous and varied. They range from very immediate, personal characteristics all the way up to overarching societal trends and conditions. The Social Determinants of Health are these larger social or environmental aspects that influence us, such as the economic status of the neighborhoods in which we live, our access to quality health care services, and the amount of discrimination we face. This webinar will introduce and discuss the social determinants of health in greater detail and explain which aspects have been found to be significantly linked to substance use. It will also discuss how we can follow a public health approach to prevention and how we can use environmental strategies to address them.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Explain what the social determinants of health are and how they relate to the socio-ecological model of prevention
- Discuss the social determinants of health linked to increased risk of substance use
- Overview of the public health approach to prevention and the role of environmental strategies
- Examine the research on examples of environmental strategies
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