In recent years, the term “social determinants of health” has morphed from academic standby to health care buzzword, headlining conferences, white papers, initiatives, and articles.

Journal of Health and Social Behavior (JHSB) publishes articles that apply sociological concepts and methods to the understanding of health, illness, and medicine in their social context.Its editorial ...

Social isolation is a significant contributor to morbidity and early mortality. Greater prioritization of intervention science and policy is needed to address the public health burden.

The go-broke date — or the date at which the programs will no longer have enough funds to pay full benefits — was pushed up ...

The secretary of state for health and social care, Wes Streeting, has ordered a rapid national investigation into NHS maternity services in England to tackle “systemic problems dating back over 15 ...

BACKGROUND: Escalating health care spending is a concern in Western countries, given the lack of evidence of a direct connection between spending and improvements in health. We aimed to determine the ...

It’s especially difficult for the families of undocumented immigrant children living in New Jersey to get care because they are ineligible for public health insurance through Medicaid and the ...

About two-thirds of Americans (65%) say it is the federal government’s responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage, while roughly a third (34%) say it does not. Americans are ...

My Music Works has been nominated for the Dementia Carer or Team Award as part of the Worcestershire Health and Social Care Awards.

This year’s ‘Social Care - Making a Difference’ campaign launched today (11 June 2025) at Camphill Community Clanabogan, at a ...