Question

• Read the article: The Social Determinants of Health: Coming of Age.
• On the basis of your reading, create a report, answering the following:
  • Define, understand, and discuss some of the major risk factors for health and health care disparities and why they are associated with poorer outcomes among some multicultural populations.
  • Discuss how social advantage and health advantage are transmitted across lifetimes and generations.
  • Describe the implications for health care policy in addressing health.
  • Discuss at least of two of the knowledge gaps presented in the reading. How would you reduce these challenges?

Answer 1

Definition of Health- According to WHO " Health is a state of complete physical,mental,social & spiritual well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity..

Risk factors of Health-

The factors which are responsible for the daviation of health are disscussed below-

• Cultural variation
• Socio-economic condition
• Family history of any disease
• Past medical History
• Past psychiatric History
• History of any accident
• Occupational history
• Diet & NUtrition variation etc..