The Role of Public Health in Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health and Mental Illness
Figure. A proposed model to illustrate the interactions of social determinants, interventions, and outcomes to promote mental health. This figure depicts 3 interlocking circles, labeled “social determinants,� “interventions,� and “outcomes.� In the overlapping area between “social determinants� and “interventions� and between “social determinants� and “outcomes� are the words “protective resilience factors.� At the intersection of all 3 circles is a balanced scale that represents mental health and emotional well-being. Each circle is also separately depicted with “spokes� leading to other circles. The smaller circles depict concepts that define the larger circles. The spokes for “social determinants� lead to “poverty,� “housing status,� “education,� “access to resources,� “institutionalization,� “social determinants of equity,� “stress,� and “physical health status.� The spokes for “interventions� lead to “social support,� “surveillance/research,� “cultural competency programs,� “public health information,� “evidence-based and community-defined approaches,� and “policy.� The spokes for “outcomes� lead to “morbidity,� “mortality,� “stigma,� “functioning,� “equity of services,� “well-being,� and “resilience.� |
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