Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in which people are born, grow, learn, work, play, live, and age, and the wider set of structural factors influencing the conditions of daily life. These conditions are shaped by social, economic, and legal systems, policies, and forces that govern the distribution of opportunities, resources, and power in society. SDOH are key drivers of health disparities and interact with the biological, behavioral, environmental, and health care factors that shape cancer outcomes across population groups.
Funded Initiatives
The National Cancer Institute’s Advancing Cancer Control Engaged Research through Transformative Solutions (ACCERT) initiative is a consortium of four centers investigating and developing interventions to address the impact of SDOH on adverse cancer control and prevention outcomes. Learn more about ACCERT.
