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Spotlight on Syndemics
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SYNDEMIC:
Two or more afflictions, interacting
synergistically, contributing to excess burden of disease in a
population. Related concepts include: linked epidemics,
interacting epidemics, connected epidemics, co-occurring
epidemics, comorbidities, and clusters of health-related
crises.
SYNDEMIC ORIENTATION:
A way of thinking about public health work that focuses on
connections among health-related problems, considers those
connections when developing health policies, and aligns with other
avenues of social change to assure the conditions in which all
people can be healthy. Related concepts include social
ecology, health promotion, health equity, health dynamics, social
epidemiology, and system change.
For more details see Overview; and
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This web explores syndemics (i.e., linked epidemics) and their
implications for public health science and action. The information
provided here is maintained by a network of
citizen leaders, researchers, and government officials devoted to
protecting the public's health and achieving health equity.
Members of the Syndemics Prevention Network are learning when and how
to use a syndemic orientation in
public health work. This perspective complements single-issue
prevention strategies, which can be effective for discrete problems, but
often are mismatched to the goal of
protecting the public's health in its widest sense. Through scholarship,
action, reflection, and networking, we are discovering how a syndemic orientation
fosters a deeper understanding of essential relationships and
opens new pathways for fulfilling the transformative potential of public health
work.
Network membership is open to anyone with an interest in creating (or
restoring) the conditions that support safer healthier people. A
brief overview and full-length
monograph, are available to everyone; but, only registered
members can access work in progress, collaboration tools, and related
resources.
Page last reviewed: January 30, 2008
Page last modified: January 30, 2008
Content source: Division of Adult
and Community Health,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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