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Reducing Health Disparities by Addressing Social Determinants of Health

The Mecklenburg County Experience

Marcus Plescia and Cheryl Emmanuel
North Carolina Medical Journal November 2014, 75 (6) 417-421; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.75.6.417
Marcus Plescia
director, Mecklenburg County Health Department, Charlotte, North Carolina.
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health manager, Mecklenburg County Health Department, Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Abstract

Social determinants of health are the underlying cause of racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes across North Carolina. In this commentary, we discuss the implications of such disparities for community health and public policy and describe efforts to reduce disparities in Mecklenburg County.

  • ©2014 by the North Carolina Institute of Medicine and The Duke Endowment.
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