273098 Gender as a social determinant of health

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 10:50 AM - 11:05 AM

Naima Cozier, MSPH , Project HOPE, JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc., Atlanta, GA
     
Approaches to disease and illness prevention should include those methodologies that surpass addressing individual risk behaviors. The social determinants of health put into perspective the social and economic conditions under which people are born, grow, live, and work (Commission on the Social Determinants of Health 2008). This presentation will review gender as a key social determinant of health that influences socially-constructed characteristics and roles that impact individual health behavior.

Learning Objectives:
Explain the social construction of gender.

Keywords: Gender, Social Inequalities

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to present because I am part of a team that currently works under two Office on Women's Health grants to provide training, education, and technical assistance assist with the provision of gender responsive programming. I have conducted assessments, trainings, and presentations on gender and HIV at the organizational and national level.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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