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This instructor’s note provides teachers with guiding suggestions to help frame their use of four lesson plans in a teaching pack on “Social Determinants of Health.” The contents of the teaching pack, including lessons and companion materials, are listed below. The teaching pack begins with a teaching guide that introduces instructors to the key concepts related to the social determinants of health as they are discussed in these lessons. The four lessons follow; each may be taught independently or sequentially as a complementary module. In the first lesson, students compare two frameworks for the social determinants of health, then apply a particular health condition to the social determinants framework. The second lesson uses data and images to help students understand, apply, and draw connections among the social gradients that characterize populations and that influence the effects of social determinants on health. The third lesson features a close look at just one situation in which a social determinant of health led to a tragic health outcome. In the fourth lesson, students consider how social hierarchies within a single population influence health risks and potential health conditions. These lessons and companion materials are designed to challenge students to consider the social determinants of health through “real world” examples that bring the concepts to life. Students will learn about the ways broader social factors—such as education, socioeconomic status, and social policies.

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