ACOG Committee Opinion No. 729 Summary: Importance Of Social Determinants Of Health And Cultural Awareness In The Delivery Of Reproductive Health Care.

@article{2018ACOGCO,
  title={ACOG Committee Opinion No. 729 Summary: Importance Of Social Determinants Of Health And Cultural Awareness In The Delivery Of Reproductive Health Care.},
  author={},
  journal={Obstetrics and gynecology},
  year={2018},
  volume={131 1},
  pages={
          198-199
        }
}
  • Published 2018
  • Medicine, Political Science
  • Obstetrics and gynecology
Awareness of the broader contexts that influence health supports respectful, patient-centered care that incorporates lived experiences, optimizes health outcomes, improves communication, and can help reduce health and health care inequities. Although there is little doubt that genetics and lifestyle play an important role in shaping the overall health of individuals, interdisciplinary researchers have demonstrated how the conditions in the environment in which people are born, live, work, and… 
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