THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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what is social determinants of health
- Those factors that make an impact upon health and well-being
- The circumstances into which we are born, grow up, live, work, and age including the health system
Defined as
"conditions in the environments in which 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
Examples of these resources include
Examples of these resources include safe and affordable housing, access to education, public safety,
availability of healthy foods, local emergency/health services, and environments free of life-threatening
toxins
Social and Societal difference
Some scientists are arguing the "social" as a word is wrongly used here and "societal" could be the right
one
Societal determinants
- Societal determinants of health can be defined as conditions in the social, physical, and economic
environment in which people are born, live, work, and age, including access to health care
- The consist of policies, programs, institutions and other aspects of the social structure including the
government and private sectors, as well as community factors
- Societal determinants affect the health of populations through the social and the physical
environments
the social environment is
the aggregate of social and cultural institutions, norms, patterns, beliefs, and processes that influence
the life of an individual or community
The physical environment is
omprises both the natural and built environments, is the structure and function of the environment and
how it impacts health
Societal determinants refers to
- Societal determinants refers to both the social and the physical environmental realms
Some social determinants of health
- Income and income distribution
- Education and literacy
LATEST VERSION; RATED A+
what is social determinants of health
- Those factors that make an impact upon health and well-being
- The circumstances into which we are born, grow up, live, work, and age including the health system
Defined as
"conditions in the environments in which 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
Examples of these resources include
Examples of these resources include safe and affordable housing, access to education, public safety,
availability of healthy foods, local emergency/health services, and environments free of life-threatening
toxins
Social and Societal difference
Some scientists are arguing the "social" as a word is wrongly used here and "societal" could be the right
one
Societal determinants
- Societal determinants of health can be defined as conditions in the social, physical, and economic
environment in which people are born, live, work, and age, including access to health care
- The consist of policies, programs, institutions and other aspects of the social structure including the
government and private sectors, as well as community factors
- Societal determinants affect the health of populations through the social and the physical
environments
the social environment is
the aggregate of social and cultural institutions, norms, patterns, beliefs, and processes that influence
the life of an individual or community
The physical environment is
omprises both the natural and built environments, is the structure and function of the environment and
how it impacts health
Societal determinants refers to
- Societal determinants refers to both the social and the physical environmental realms
Some social determinants of health
- Income and income distribution
- Education and literacy
