Social and Commercial Drivers of Health

IHPS researchers have studied industry influences on health research. This work provides evidence to guide policy decisions to elucidate and make others aware of the (sometimes hidden) strategies and approaches used by the private sector to promote products and choices that are detrimental to health.

Health outcomes are impacted by the influence of corporate activities on the social environment in which people live and work: namely the availability, cultural desirability, and prices of unhealthy products. IHPS is a founding partner in the UCSF Industry Documents Library which makes available over one million industry documents created by the tobacco, chemical, drug, food and fossil fuel industries that influence public health.

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experts in this area

Social epidemiology; community-based participatory research; adolescent and emerging adult health; research-practice part
Equity, anti-racism, and community participatory methods; Institutional cultures and policies and its influence on serious illness care; human centered design
Language barriers and language access, Quality of care delivery for older patients, Practice based research in primary care
workforce divesification, maternal, infant and child health, racial inequities in health, social and structural determinants of health and racism
Comparative Effectiveness & Implementation Science in Safety-Net Health Settings Systems, Structural & Policy Interventions for Health Equity
social determinants of health, health equity, health disparities, access to care, outcomes research, child health.