Health

Poverty and economic hardship impact health outcomes. These social determinants of health play a significant role in establishing health disparities across Utah, which may in turn lead to increased cases of premature death and disease as well as other negative health outcomes that ultimately may affect and school attendance. Although families experiencing intergenerational poverty have access to public health insurance, social determinants of health and exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences may be influencing both health care utilization and long-term health outcomes into adulthood.