The difficulties of enhancing public understanding of the social determinants of health in the United States: A commentary on Pesce, Kpaduwa, Danis (2011)

► Identifies the conflation of health with health care as a major impediment to public understanding of the social determinants of health in the U.S.
► Identifies individualism in American political culture as a major impediment to public understanding of the social determinants of health in the U.S.
► Provides reasons for doubting that the results in Pesce et al.’s study (2011) show significantly enhanced public understanding of the social determinants of health.