Population Health & Disease Prevention

Population health is an approach that focuses on the interrelated and complex factors that influence the health of a population over the course of a lifetime.

It includes the social determinants of health (SDOH) which are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks.

These physical, social, behavioral, cultural, environmental, and political factors can either protect our health or contribute to poor health outcomes.

Through a health equity lens, we look at how we can support the whole picture of a person’s health and increase opportunities for everyone to live the healthiest life possible.

Our Commitment

• Empower communities to focus on prevention.
• Build and sustain partnerships.
• Develop programs unique to communities in the Greater Prince William area.

Source: RWJF