social factors affecting chronic diseases and health

Background & objective: maintaining and improving health and eliminating the destructive effectof some social determinants affecting health and chronic diseases, which are the most powerfulfactors affecting the health of the social conditions in which people live and work, is an individual,national and even international responsibility that requires the joint efforts of all levels of society, i.e.individuals and organizations. this study aims to identify the social determinants of health andchronic diseases.methods: this study is a traditional review. searches were made in reputable databases,daneshgostar barakat system, sid, irandoc, magiran and using the keywords of social determinantsof health, inequality in health, health system reforms, chronic diseases.results: in this study, considering the broad scope of research, topics and studies on socialdeterminants of health in these papers are classified into three sections; a) social 􀀃determinants ofhealth, b) inequalities in health, c) health and income.conclusion: paying attention to social determinants of health improves the level of health in society,because the development of health care without considering social determinants will not be veryeffective. therefore, improving inter-sectoral collaboration in the field of health and emphasizingstructural and social determinants play an important role in reducing inequalities in health.