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MUST ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE ESSAY:
What are ‘Social Determinants of Health & Mental Health’ (SDH&MH), why does it matter how researchers and
policy makers define them, and what do they tell us about the nature of ‘health’ and ‘mental health’?
In your own words, how do SDH&MH illuminate (or help us understand) why Covid-19 hospitalization and
death rates have been disproportionately high among African American, Latinx, American Indian people,
people with low incomes, people in certain neighborhoods, and people in overcrowded housing?
Apart from disparities related to Covid-19, what do you think are the THREE (3) most serious disparities in
health & mental health, including morbidity & mortality, among different groups, and why?
Based on your understanding of SDH&MH, what do you think are THREE (3) key policies the U.S. needs to
improve health & mental health equity?
Sample Solution
