By Liza Hamilton and Alison Mack, National Academies of Press, November 2019
Contributors
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Board on Global Health; Board on Children, Youth, and Families; Forum on Global Violence Prevention; Liza Hamilton and Alison Mack, Rapporteurs
Description
The syndemics model is used to describe co-occurring epidemics that have a multiplicative effect on bodily systems through the adverse interaction of two or more diseases or health conditions. Additionally, in these situations, interactions with social conditions exacerbate both the prognosis and the burden of disease. There are two layers of interaction in this model—the way diseases interact with each other and the way diseases are promoted by the social conditions in which people are living. It is important to understand this concept in order to create and implement effective multilevel preventive and intervention strategies that address these global public health issues by moving beyond the traditional silos of focusing on one epidemic.
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Topics
Behavioral and Social Sciences — Children, Youth and Families
Health and Medicine — Other Diseases
Health and Medicine — Public Health and Prevention
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