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Infectious disease is no longer the biggest threat to our survival
in the westernized world. Instead, human populations face diseases
of slow accumulation such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease, and
certain cancers. These modern diseases are caused by more than diet
and exercise alone and are highly influenced by underlying
inequalities that exist in Western societies. "The Impact of Social
Factors on Health: A Critical Reader for the Physician Assistant"
helps physician assistant students and professionals understand the
importance of social factors and how they affect population health
in US society.
The selected readings were written by prominent physician assistant
and public health scholars. The text examines social policy and how
the social environment is organized around gender, race, and
socioeconomic position. The reader is designed specifically to
prepare more culturally competent physician assistants in an
ever-changing society. Dedicated to making physician assistants
fully aware of critical information needed for best practices, "The
Impact of Social Factors on Health" is well suited to courses on
cultural competency as well as public and preventative health and
epidemiology. We encourage faculty to use these insightful chapters
for key classroom discussions with their students.
Dr. Darron Smith is an assistant professor in The University of
Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Department of Physician Assistant
Studies. With over 15 years of clinical experience helping the
medically underserved, his research and scholarship now focuses on
improving the social conditions that cause disease.
Tasha Sabino is a practicing physician assistant with experience in
acute and family medicine. She is also an adjunct faculty member in
the Physician Assistant Program at Christian Brothers University in
Memphis, Tennessee, and researches health inequities as they impact
vulnerable populations.
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