Social Determinants of Health, Health Disparities and Surgical Equity, an Issue of Surgical Clinics:

In this issue of Surgical Clinics, guest editors Drs. Tracey Dechert and Sheina Theodore bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Social Determinants of Health, Health Disparities, and Surgical Equity. Top experts explore the various social, economic, and environmental factors that influence individual and population health outcomes and the disparities that arise from these factors. This timely issue underscores the importance of a multidisciplinary approach and community engagement in achieving surgical equity and making significant strides toward ensuring that all patients receive the highest standard of care.

• Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including an introduction to concepts of social determinants in surgery; a history of surgical disparities; the intersection of disparities and social determinants of health; post-hospital surgical disparities; stepwise solutions regarding disparities for patients; and more
• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on social determinants of health, health disparities, and surgical equity, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews