# Addressing Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · 2021 · $69,712

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract – Addressing Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health Core
Social determinants of health (SDOHs), defined as the conditions in the environments in which people are
born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age, are major drivers of diabetes-related morbidity, mortality, and
disparities. Health behaviors such as care-seeking decisions, medication adherence, self management, diet,
and physical activity are also key factors that influence diabetes-related outcomes. In addition, these
behavioral factors can be important mediators of the deleterious effects of SDOHs on diabetes-related
outcomes, limiting the real world impact of medical and public health advances in diabetes prevention and
treatment and further contributing to population health disparities. Despite growing recognition of the
importance of socio-ecological, economic, and behavioral influences on the prevention and treatment of
diabetes, and their contribution to inequities in diabetes-related outcomes, much remains unknown about the
most effective ways to address these influences to improve outcomes and eliminate disparities. Closing this
gap in knowledge will require cross-disciplinary expertise in a broad range of social and behavioral
determinants of health, experience with and access to strong cross-sector partnerships, and dissemination of
novel research to key stakeholders who can implement, sustain, and disseminate findings. The Addressing
Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health Core will catalyze state-of-the-art approaches to address socio-
ecological, economic, and behavioral determinants of health in order to eliminate inequities in diabetes
prevention and treatment. The Core will support Center investigators and trainees with measuring and
intervening on social and behavioral determinants of health among diverse patient populations in a range of
community and health care settings. This Core will have a particular focus on developing novel interventions
that screen for and modify SDOHs, leverage insights from behavioral economics and other behavioral science
frameworks, support culturally competent behavior change among diverse patient populations, and address
the health consequences of individual, interpersonal, and structural racism. This Core has four Specific Aims:
Aim 1. Support state-of-the-art translational research to address socio-ecological, economic, and behavioral
determinants of health in order to eliminate inequities in diabetes prevention and treatment. Aim 2. Integrate
rigorous measurement of socio-ecological, economic, and behavioral determinants of health into translational
diabetes research. Aim 3. Catalyze new collaborations to address socio-ecological, economic, and behavioral
determinants of health in translational diabetes research. Aim 4. Develop early career investigators who will
measure and target socio-ecological, economic, and behavioral determinants of health in translational diabetes
research. Our multidiscip...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10285667
- **Project number:** 2P30DK092926-11
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
- **Principal Investigator:** JEFFREY KULLGREN
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $69,712
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2011-09-06 → 2026-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10285667

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10285667, Addressing Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health (2P30DK092926-11). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10285667. Licensed CC0.

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