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All of the following are recognized social determinants of health EXCEPT:
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Correct answer: C. Individual medical disability
Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age. They include food availability, housing stability, education, income, transportation, neighborhood characteristics, and social support networks. An individual's medical disability is a health outcome rather than a social determinant — it is a consequence of health rather than a structural social factor that drives health disparities. The five SDOH domains per Healthy People 2030 are: Economic Stability, Education Access and Quality, Health Care Access and Quality, Neighborhood and Built Environment, and Social and Community Context.