Social Determinants of Health

George Mason’s AI in Public Health Summit examined what artificial intelligence could mean for health equity, education, and the future workforce.

George Mason University advances long-term study on child health.

Beyond The Headlines: Balchem bolsters prenatal research, Ingredion reports strong Q2 results.

Social and Structural Factors Fuel Obesity Gaps

Interventions that focus on “modifiable” factors such as access to healthy food, health insurance, and spaces for physical activity are shown to reduce disparities, according to new interprofessional research.   

GCH course allows students to immerse in the community to observe social determinants and solve public health challenges firsthand

A new study from Hong Xue and colleagues shows that the county-level association between tobacco retailers and adult smokers can be largely explained by several social determinants of health, including mental and physical health. 

George Mason University’s College of Health and Human Services has joined the Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network to collaborate on translational research whose goal is to improve health outcomes. The network is a collaboration between universities and diverse, community-based health care delivery systems in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Professor Laura Allison Owens (formerly: Laura Allison Woods) has been an instructor with George Mason University’s College of Public Health since 2020. She has taught courses for subjects including Health Education & Promotion, Health Program Planning & Evaluation, Social Determinants of Health, Health Behavior Theory, Introduction to Public Health, and Health Research Methods.