Cross-sectional Comparison of Social Drivers of Health in The Million Veteran Program and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2011-2023)
SDH among two large research programs of U.S. Veterans were similar and indicate that favorable SDOH are protective for general health. Considering social context will be useful in studies to improve understanding of risk, prevention and personalized treatment of disease among Veterans.
Authors
- Jessica V. Brewer
- David Gagnon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6367-3179)
- Serena C. Houghton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8833-9065)
- Stacey B. Whitbourne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3472-3464)
- Kelly M. Cho
- April R. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9061-334X)
- Xuan-Mai T. Nguyen
- John Michael Gaziano
- Lori Churby
- Dave Oslin
- Jennifer E. Deen
- Brady Stephens
- Yanping Li
- Luis E Selva
- Michael Matheny
- Amy Kilbourne
- Elizabeth Hauser
- Robert Ringer
- Jennifer Moser
- Saiju Pyarajan
- J Michael Gaziano
- Mary T Brophy
- Shahpoor (Alex) Shayan
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- VA Boston Healthcare System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usag030
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00