| General/Unspecified |
Determinants of Health |
determinants of health, economic determinants, social determinants, socioeconomic determinants, structural determinants
drivers of inequity, social drivers, structural drivers
social factors, socioeconomic factors
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"Social Determinants of Health"[MeSH]
"Sociodemographic Factors"[Mesh]
"Socioeconomic Factors"[Mesh]
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| General/Unspecified |
Health Disparities/Equity |
disparity, disparities, disparate, equity, equities, inequity, inequities
disadvantaged populations, sensitive populations, underserved patients, underserved populations, vulnerable populations
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"Gender Equity"[Mesh]
"Healthcare Disparities"[Mesh]
"Health Disparate Minority and Vulnerable Populations"[Mesh]
"Health Equity"[Mesh]
"Health Inequities"[Mesh]
“Health Status Disparities"[Mesh]
"Socioeconomic Disparities in Health"[Mesh]
"Vulnerable Populations"[Mesh]
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| Economic Stability |
Basic Needs |
childcare, child care
clothing
electric, gas, utilities
internet access, phone, web access
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"Cell Phone"[Mesh]
"Child Care"[Mesh]
"Clothing"[Mesh]
"Digital Divide"[Mesh]
"Internet Access"[Mesh]
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| Economic Stability |
Employment Status |
employed, employment, occupational status, underemployed, underemployment, unemployed, unemployment
job insecurity, job loss, job security
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"Employment"[Mesh]
"Job Security"[Mesh]
"Unemployment"[Mesh]
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| Economic Stability |
Financial Resources and Assistance |
assistance program, food stamps, Medicaid, public assistance, subsidies, subsidy
impoverished, indigency, indigent, low income, low socioeconomic status, low economic status, poor people, poverty, social deprivation, social disadvantage, working poor
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"Low Socioeconomic Status"[Mesh]
Medicaid[Mesh]
"Medical Indigency"[Mesh]
Poverty[Mesh]
"Public Assistance"[Mesh]
"Social Deprivation"[Mesh]
"Working Poor"[Mesh]
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Economic Stability
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Housing Instability |
homeless, homelessness, houseless, ill-housed, unhoused
couch surfing, eviction, housing affordability, housing availability, housing cost, housing insecurity, housing instability, overcrowding, residential instability
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"Housing Instability"[Mesh]
"Ill-Housed Persons"[Mesh]
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| Economic Stability |
Socioeconomic Status |
economic resources, economic status
income, pay equity, pay inequity, salary, wealth
living standard, standard of living
SES, socio-economic, sociodemographic, socioeconomic
social class, social gradient
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"Economic Status"[Mesh]
Income[Mesh]
"Low Socioeconomic Status"[Mesh]
"Social Class"[Mesh]
"Social Conditions'[Mesh]
"Socioeconomic Factors"[Mesh]
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Economic Stability
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Working Conditions |
absenteeism, job stress, occupational health, occupational stress, workload
family leave, flexible work, maternal leave, parental leave, sick leave, work-family balance, work-life balance, work-life conflict
job satisfaction, work environment, working conditions, workplace conditions, workplace environment, work satisfaction
precarious employment, precarious work, precarity
workplace abuse, workplace bullying
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"Absenteeism"[Mesh]
"Family Leave"[Mesh]
"Job Satisfaction"[Mesh]
"Job Security"[Mesh]
"Occupational Health"[Mesh]
"Occupational Stress"[Mesh]
"Shift Work Schedule"[Mesh]
"Sick Leave"[Mesh]
"Work-Life Balance"[Mesh]
"Working Conditions"[Mesh]
"Work Schedule Tolerance"[Mesh]
Workload[Mesh]
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| Neighborhood and Built Environment |
Environmental Conditions |
Air quality, particulate matter
environmental exposure, exposome
natural amenities, natural amenity index, natural environment
passive smoking, second-hand smoking
pollutants, pollution
sanitation
water insecurity, water quality, water scarcity, water security, water shortage
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"Environmental Pollution"[Mesh]
"Particulate Matter"[Mesh]
"Sanitation"[Mesh]
"Water Insecurity"[Mesh]
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Neighborhood and Built Environment
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Geographic Area |
inner city, inner cities, remote area, rural, rurality, slums, suburban, urban
developing country, developing nation, LMIC, low and middle income countries, low income country, middle income country, underdeveloped country, underdeveloped nation
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"Developing Countries"[Mesh]
"Rural Health Services"[Mesh]
"Rural Health"[Mesh]
"Rural Population"[Mesh]
"Suburban Health"[Mesh]
"Urban Health Services"[Mesh]
"Urban Health"[Mesh]
"Urban Population"[Mesh]
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| Neighborhood and Built Environment |
Food Access |
access to food, access to healthy food, food access, food accessibility, food availability
affordable food, affordable healthy food
famine, starvation, food shortage
food deserts, food environment, food swamps
food insecurity, food rationing, food scarcity, food security
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"Access to Healthy Foods"[Mesh]
"Famine"[Mesh]
"Food Deserts"[Mesh]
"Food Insecurity"[Mesh]
"Food Security"[Mesh]
"Starvation"[Mesh]
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| Neighborhood and Built Environment |
Housing Quality |
adequate housing, home environment, housing circumstances, housing conditions, housing quality, housing situation, housing standards, unsafe housing, unsafe homes, unstable housing, unstable homes, inadequate housing
crowding, over-crowding, overcrowding
damp housing, housing insulation, housing mold, indoor air pollution, indoor air quality, indoor exposure, indoor pollutants, indoor pollution
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"Air Pollution, Indoor"[Mesh]
"Home Environment"[Mesh]
"Housing Quality"[Mesh]
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| Neighborhood and Built Environment |
Living Arrangements |
cohabitation, crowding, family size, household size, living alone, one person household, overcrowding
home environment, living arrangements, living conditions, living situation, residence characteristics
group home, multifamily residences
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"Home Environment"[Mesh]
"Residence Characteristics"[Mesh]
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| Neighborhood and Built Environment |
Neighborhood Environment |
built environment, neighborhood amenities, neighborhood characteristics, neighborhood design, neighborhood disadvantage, neighborhood effect, neighborhood environment, neighborhood features, residence characteristics
fitness facilities, greenspace, greenways, healthy places, hiking trails, parks, playground, recreation facilities, walkability, walking trails
*Also consider British spelling neighbourhood.
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"Built Environment"[Mesh]
"Community Resources"[Mesh]
"Environment Design"[Mesh]
"Residence Characteristics"[Mesh]
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| Neighborhood and Built Environment |
Transportation |
car access, metro, public busing, public transit, public transportation, subway, vehicle access, transportation
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"Transportation"[Mesh] |
| Health and Health Care Access |
Access to Health Care |
access to care, access to health care, access to healthcare, access to primary care, availability of health services, health care access, healthcare access, primary care access, accessibility of health services
access to contraception, contraception access
access to medication, access to medicine, medication access, medicine access
access to therapy, access to treatment
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"Health Services Accessibility"[Mesh] |
| Health and Health Care Access |
Behavioral and Mental Health |
alcohol use, cigarettes, drug abuse, drug use, smoking, substance abuse, substance use, tobacco use
anxiety, depression, mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, psychiatric disease, psychiatric illness, psychological comorbidities, psychosocial factors
behavioral health, social-behavioral health
body mass index, dietary intake, obesity, physical activity, weight loss, dietary patterns
sleep duration, sleep quality
*This is very broad category that will need careful consider of what particular behavioral and mental health conditions and general terms you want to include.
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"Comorbidity"[Mesh]
"Diet"[Mesh]
"Dietary Patterns"[Mesh]
"Exercise"[Mesh]
"Healthy Lifestyle"[Mesh]
"Life Style"[Mesh]
"Mental Disorders"[Mesh]
"Obesity"[Mesh]
"Sedentary Behavior"[Mesh]
"Sleep"[Mesh]
"Substance-Related Disorders"[Mesh]
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| Health and Health Care Access |
Disability Status |
blind people, blind person, blindness, people who are blind, visually impaired
deaf, hard-of-hearing, hearing impairment
developmental disabilities, developmental disability, development disorder, developmental delay disorder
disabilities, disability, disabled, handicapped
intellectual disabilities, intellectual disability, mental retardation
learning disabilities, learning disability, learning disorder
*Also consider including specific types of disabilities (e.g., Down Syndrome)
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"Developmental Disabilities"[Mesh]
"Disabled Persons"[Mesh]
"Intellectual Disability"[Mesh]
"Learning Disabilities"[Mesh]
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| Health and Health Care Access |
Insurance Status |
health coverage, insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, payer type, underinsured, uninsured |
"Medically Uninsured"[Mesh]
Insurance[Mesh]
Medicaid[Mesh]
Medicare[Mesh]
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| Education |
Educational Status |
degree earned, education level, educational achievement, educational attainment, educational status, level of education
father's education, maternal education, mother's education, paternal education
better educated, highly educated, less educated
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"Educational Status"[Mesh] |
| Education |
Literacy |
literacy, illiteracy, illiterate, literate
health literacy, insurance literacy, medication literacy, patient drug knowledge, patient knowledge, patient medication knowledge
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"Health Literacy"[Mesh]
"Literacy"[Mesh]
"Patient Medication Knowledge"[Mesh]
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| Social and Community Context |
Adverse Childhood Experiences |
abandonment, parental abuse, parental neglect
adolescent trauma, adverse childhood experiences, childhood trauma, early life stress, traumatic childhood
divorce, parental separation
exposure to violence, exposure to war, war exposure, wartime exposure, violence exposure
maternal incarceration, parental incarceration, paternal incarceration
father's death, mother's death, parental death
parental substance use, parental alcoholism, parental drug use
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"Adverse Childhood Experiences"[Mesh]
"Divorce"[Mesh]
"Exposure to Violence"[Mesh]
"Parental Death"[Mesh]
"War Exposure"[Mesh]
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| Social and Community Context |
Culture |
acculturation, cultural assimilation, cultural background, cultural characteristics, cultural diversity, cultural factors, cultural pluralism, cultural relativism, culture, customs, ethnic boundary maintenance, multiculturalism, pluralism
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"Acculturation"[Mesh]
"Cultural Characteristics"[Mesh]
"Cultural Diversity"[Mesh]
"Culture"[Mesh]
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Social and Community Context
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Discrimination |
ageism, homophobia, implicit bias, marginalization, prejudice, racism, sexism, stereotype, stereotyping, stigma, xenophobia, discrimination |
"Prejudice"[Mesh]
"Social Discrimination"[Mesh]
"Social Marginalization"[Mesh]
"Social Stigma"[Mesh]
"Stereotyping"[Mesh]
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Social and Community Context
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Gender and Sexual Minorities (LGBT) |
asexual, asexuality, bisexual, bisexuality, gay, homosexual, homosexuality, lesbian, sexual minority, sexual orientation
gender diverse, gender fluidity, gender identity, gender minority, gender non-conforming, man, men, non-binary, nonbinary, queer, transfeminine, transgender, transgenderism, transman, transmasculine, transmen, transpeople, transperson, transsexual, transsexualism, transwoman, transwomen, two-spirit, woman, women
GLBT, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA
female, intersex, male
men who have sex with men, women who have sex with women
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"Bisexuality"[Mesh]
"Gender-Nonconforming Persons"[Mesh]
"Homosexuality"[Mesh]
"Intersex Persons"[Mesh]
"Sexual and Gender Minorities"[Mesh]
"Transgender Persons"[Mesh]
"Transsexualism"[Mesh]
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| Social and Community Context |
Immigration/Migrant Status
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asylum seekers, displaced persons, refugees
emigrants, foreigners, immigrants
migrants, nomads, transients
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"Emigrants and Immigrants"[Mesh]
"Refugees"[Mesh]
"Transients and Migrants"[Mesh]
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| Social and Community Context |
Language & Communication Barriers |
communication barrier, digital divide
English proficiency, language barrier, language proficiency, primary language, sign language, foreign language, household language
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"Communication Barriers"[Mesh]
"Digital Divide"[Mesh]
"Language"[Mesh:NoExp]
"Limited English Proficiency"[Mesh]
"Sign Language"[Mesh]
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| Social and Community Context |
Legal/Incarceration Status |
arrest history, arrest record, crime record, criminal record,
community supervision, parole, probation
correctional, corrections
criminal justice, justice involved, legal involved, legal system
incarcerated, incarceration, jail, prisoner, prison
offender
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"Criminals"[Mesh]
"Incarceration"[Mesh]
"Juvenile Delinquency"[Mesh]
"Prisoners"[Mesh]
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| Social and Community Context |
Marital Status |
consensual union, divorce, intermarriage, marital relationships, marital status, marriage, married, never married, polygamy, polygny, separated, single person, unmarried, widow, widower, widowhood
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"Divorce"[Mesh]
"Marital Status"[Mesh]
"Marriage"[Mesh]
"Single Person"[Mesh]
"Widowhood"[Mesh]
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| Social and Community Context |
Race and Ethnicity
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*Many of the following terms are based on U.S. census population groups. There are many more possible terms both for U.S. population groups and global population groups. How specific or broad you want to search depends on your research question and project scope.
African Americans, Afro-Americans, Alaska Native, American Indians, American Natives, Amish, Arab Americans, Asian Americans, Black, Black Americans, Cambodian Americans, Caucasian, Chinese Americans, Eskimos, Filipino Americans Pacific Islanders, First Nation, Hispanic, Hmong Americans, Indian Americans, indigenous, Inuit, Japanese Americans, Korean Americans, Latina, Latino, Latinx, Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, non-white, Palestinian Americans, Vietnamese Americans, white
ethnic, ethnic minority, ethnicity, race, racial, racial minority
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*Many of the following terms are U.S. census population groups. There are other MeSH terms available for non-U.S. population groups.
"American Indian or Alaska Native"[Mesh]
"Asian"[Mesh]
"Black or African American"[Mesh]
"Ethnicity"[Mesh]
"Hispanic or Latino"[Mesh]
"Minority Groups"[Mesh]
"Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander"[Mesh]
"Population Groups, US"[Mesh]
"Racial Groups"[Mesh]
"White"[Mesh]
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| Social and Community Context |
Religion |
Religion, religious, spiritual, spirituality, theology
Buddhism, Buddhist, Christianity, Christian, Hinduism, Hindu, Islam, Muslim, Judaism, Jewish
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"Religion"[Mesh] |
| Social and Community Context |
Sex and Gender |
boy, gender, gender non-conforming, girl, man, men, non-binary, nonbinary, woman, women
female, intersex, male, sex
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"Female"[Mesh]
"Gender Equity"[Mesh]
"Gender Identity"[Mesh]
"Gender Role"[Mesh]
"Gender-Nonconforming Persons"[Mesh]
"Male"[Mesh]
"Sex Factors"[Mesh]
"Sex"[Mesh]
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| Social and Community Context |
Social Connections
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community support, family support, psychosocial support, social connections, social contact, social support, support group, support network, support systems
isolation, loneliness, lonely, social exclusion, social inclusion
social capital, social infrastructure
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"Loneliness"[Mesh]
"Social Capital"[Mesh]
"Social Isolation"[Mesh]
"Social Support"[Mesh]
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| Social and Community Context |
Veteran Status |
armed forces personnel, coast guard, marines, military personnel, navy personnel, sailors, soldiers, submariner, submariners, veterans |
"Military Health"[Mesh]
"Military Personnel"[Mesh]
"Veterans Health"[Mesh]
"Veterans"[Mesh]
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