Social medicine is a field of medicine that focuses on the social, economic, and cultural factors that influence health and disease. It is also known as public health, community medicine, or preventive medicine.
The primary goal of social medicine is to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities by addressing the underlying social determinants of health. These determinants include factors such as poverty, unemployment, discrimination, education, housing, and access to healthcare.
Social medicine recognizes that biological factors do not solely determine health but is also shaped by social and environmental factors. Therefore, it seeks to promote health equity by addressing the social and economic inequalities contributing to health disparities.
Social medicine also emphasizes the importance of community participation and empowerment in healthcare decision-making. This means involving the community in the planning, implementing, and evaluating of healthcare programs and policies.
Overall, social medicine is a multidisciplinary approach that recognizes the complex interplay between social, economic, cultural, and biological factors in shaping health outcomes.
On this episode of the Word Café Podcast, I am so honored to have Dr. Fejiro Nwoko and General Manager at Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund discuss this topic.
Fejiro Nwoko is an expert in Global health focusing on social medicine. She is a medical doctor and an accomplished executive with over 13+ years of global experience in developing strategic partnerships, analyzing health systems to inform business strategy, developing approaches for identifying high-impact projects, and contributing to the intellectual property of social medicine.
She has a strong understanding of global health within the African context, a deep knowledge of the public health sector, and experience across concept development, project implementation, change management, client engagement, skills transfer, and monitoring and evaluation.
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