Question

The determinants of health identified in Healthy People 2020 influence health status throughout all stages of life and include such things as personal behavior, biology, physical environment, and social environment. Each of these broad areas encompasses multiple factors, List three or more of these factors and how they influence health status.

Answer 1

Health is a complete state of physical and mental well being. Health is influenced by many factors. Let us look into some of these :

Personal behaviour :

• Behaviour such as addiction to tobacco , drugs ,alcohol , smoking puts us in risk of certain cancers , diseases.
• Negative thinking results in psychosomatic diseases.
• Anger , jealousy too effects different organs in different ways affecting health.

Physical environment :

• Uncleanliness , overcrowding, lack of ventilation, sunlight causes I'll health.

Social environment :

• Friends and neighbourhood are important and influence our mental status.

Biology :

• Biological factors include genetical abnormalities , congenital anomalies which causes dysfunction and disabilities.

Thank you.