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Advancing social connection as a public health priority in the United States
- Source :
- The American psychologist, vol 72, iss 6
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- American Psychological Association (APA), 2017.
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Abstract
- A robust body of scientific evidence has indicated that being embedded in high-quality close relationships and feeling socially connected to the people in one's life is associated with decreased risk for all-cause mortality as well as a range of disease morbidities. Despite mounting evidence that the magnitude of these associations is comparable to that of many leading health determinants (that receive significant public health resources), government agencies, health care providers and associations, and public or private health care funders have been slow to recognize human social relationships as either a health determinant or health risk marker in a manner that is comparable to that of other public health priorities. This article evaluates current evidence (on social relationships and health) according to criteria commonly used in determining public health priorities. The article discusses challenges for reducing risk in this area and outlines an agenda for integrating social relationships into current public health priorities. (PsycINFO Database Record
- Subjects :
- social networks
Economic growth
medicine.medical_specialty
Social Psychology
Social Determinants of Health
health promotion
8.1 Organisation and delivery of services
050109 social psychology
Article
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Clinical Research
Political science
Environmental health
Behavioral and Social Science
Health care
medicine
Humans
Psychology
Health belief model
Interpersonal Relations
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
030212 general & internal medicine
Social determinants of health
intervention
General Psychology
Health policy
Health Priorities
business.industry
Public health
public health
05 social sciences
Social Support
International health
General Medicine
Health Services
United States
Health equity
Good Health and Well Being
Health promotion
Cognitive Sciences
Public Health
Generic health relevance
business
Delivery of Health Care
Health and social care services research
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1935990X and 0003066X
- Volume :
- 72
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American Psychologist
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7ef387151d3f90e184c3d733ed9883fb