Any configuration of individuals, families, and groups whose values, characteristics, interests, geography, and/or social relations unite them in some way.

An action, policy, program, or law driven by the community that impacts community-level factors and promotes health equity.

A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease.

Differences that exist among specific population groups in the United States in the attainment of full health potential that can be measured by differences in incidence, prevalence, mortality, burden of disease, and other adverse health conditions.

The state in which everyone has the opportunity to attain full health potential and no one is disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of social position or any other socially defined circumstance.

A law, regulation, procedure, administrative action, incentive, or voluntary practice of governments and other institutions that affects a whole population.

The conditions in the environments in which people live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks. For the purposes of this report, the social determinants of health are education; employment; health systems and services; housing; income and wealth; the physical environment; public safety; the social environment; and transportation.