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This week, please define what is meant by the social determinants of health and then cite several such determinants and how they may impact population health. Then, focus on one social determinant of health that is of interest to you and describe one approach you, as a health care leader, would use to address the determinant.
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Running head: THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
The Social Determinants of Health
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THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
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Definition of Social Determinants of Health
According to Berkman, Kawachi & Glymour (2014), social determinants of health are the
economic and social conditions that in which people are born with, the lifestyle of a population,
the work conditions and their age that can affect an individual or a population. The population
with poor economic and social resources is more likely to suffer from poor health as compared to
the well up the population.
Social Determinants of Health
Some of these social determinants of health include first, the resources available to a
population to meet their basic needs where the poor people are likely to have no or less access to
the basic need and thus putting their lives at risk of health hazards as compared to the
economically advantaged people. The poor population will rarely access good education, good
health care services and good and secure employment where such conditions lead them to
psychological conditions that lead to poor health and reduction in the life expectancy of the
population. Second, poor social circumstances have a powerful effect on a person health and can
end up causing long-term stress to an individual. The psychological risks accumulate over the
time due to a stressful life and result in increased poor mental health and eventually lead to
premature deaths (Berkman, Kawachi & Glymour, 2014).
Third, in a society where the majorities are unemployed, the health is usually at risk. This
is because the people are not able to meet t...
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