Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) are the conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play and they affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes. They include economic stability, education access and quality, social and community context, healthcare access and quality, and the neighborhood and built environment. The practice of behavior analysis must address SDoH to ensure health equity. Influencers such as the World Health Organization and Healthy People 2030 organize their societal change efforts around SDoH. This session will provide an introduction to SDoH and provide some real-world examples of addressing SDoH in the practice of behavior analysis.  

Learning Objectives:

• Recall categories of social determinants of health

• Compare social determinants of health and the practice of applied behavior analysis and determine intersections

• Discuss the application of social determinants of health to their current practice in behavior analysis

• Describe how behavior analysis practices can address health inequity.