Social Determinants of Health – “the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life” has been shown to account for a great deal of the variation in health outcomes. This is more so the case because healthcare systems mediate the relationship between unmet social needs and associated health outcomes. The Global Health Systems R.I.S.E lab while employing health systems frameworks and principles is interested in understanding and documenting how healthcare systems as an SDH impact health outcomes while accounting for population demographics and geographic location.
Projects:
- Spaciotemporal access to healthcare for pregnant women
- Technical Efficiency and Spatial Interdependence in Health Service Production
- Informality and healthcare access and utilization in low-and-middle income countries (LIMC)
- Disparities in access to Psychiatric Care in the Boston Emergency Services Team (BEST)