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Chapter 4 + The health gap- Doctors and the social determinants of health …
Chapter 4 + The health gap- Doctors and the social determinants of health
The health gap- Doctors and the social determinants of health.
This article talks about health inequalities and how to face them head on. It addresses the six areas for policy interventions. It also talks about how healthcare professionals have a role in advancing health equality by engaging in comminitees, Its all about how docotrs gave an infleunce on thier patients given they recognize the social factors of them and how their diseases can be created,
Socioeconomic factors
In the United States, socioeconomic status plays a role in life expectancy due to being relates to family income and educational level.
The relationship between income, socioeconomic status and health are defined into
Life expectancy and GPD
Income disparities and health outcomes
Socioeconomic gradient of health
Factors that affect socioeconomic health disparities are
Education and health
Gini index
Impact of place and demographics
Individual Health Behavior
This is the actions or choices made by an individual that can affect their health and well-being (positively or negatively)
Some examples of positively would be
Exercise
Healthy eating habits
Good sleep/rest
Proper hygiene
Some examples of negatively would be
Smoking/ drinking alcohol
Poor diet
Lack of exercise
Neglecting mental health
These can all be influences by other factors such as socioeconomic status, education, cultural norms, access to healthcare, etc.
Social Systems
Social systems play an important role in. Individual health by
Shaping norms
Enforcing patters of social control
Providing opportunities to engage in healthy behaviors
Encouraging selection of healthy behaviors and a coping mechanism
Public health relates to social and behavioral sciences
Things such as (Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Political science, Economics, Etc) Can help in the understanding of social and behavioral health and how they play a part into public health to make the society better as a whole.