Getting Under the Skin: Using Knowledge about Health Inequities to Spur Action

Many community groups, elected leaders, and others have inspired a variety of positive changes, in part by using knowledge and data from the social determinants of health field. Presented at the CASBS Summer Workshop "Race and Inequality in Education: Reframing a Research and Policy Agenda for the 21st Century," this brief offers concrete recommendations, action steps, and resources for community advocates, elected leaders, educators, and others working to increase opportunities for people who live in neighborhoods of concentrated disadvantage.