Integrating the Social and Cultural Determinants of Health into Peer Advocates Training

• By: Helen-Maria Lekas, PhD Crystal Fuller Lewis, PhD Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research Joanne Trinkle, MSW NYS-OMH Division of Integrated Community Services for Children & Families
• July 1st, 2019
• cultural determinants of health, family engagement, health disparities, health habitus, peer advocates, social determinants of health, workforce training, youth behavioral health
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The phrase social and cultural determinants of health has entered the lexicon of medical and social service providers and is often mentioned alongside health disparities. Since the early 90s, public health researchers have been suggesting that a person’s socioeconomic characteristics, including...