SOCIOLOGY

Health and Medicine Discussion

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Determinants of Health – A practical approach! (Links to an external site.)

Social determinants of health are 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. Conditions (e.g., social, economic, and physical) in these various environments and settings (e.g., school, church, workplace, and neighborhood) have been referred to as “place.”5 (Links to an external site.) In addition to the more material attributes of “place,” the patterns of social engagement and sense of security and well-being are also affected by where people live. Resources that enhance quality of life can have a significant influence on population health outcomes. 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.

Understanding the relationship between how population groups experience “place” and the impact of “place” on health is fundamental to the social determinants of health—including both social and physical determinants.

DISCUSSION:

COVID19 has impacted different individuals in varying ways. Much of this has little to do on differing genetics of the body and more to do with social aspects.  After learning about social determinants of health please pick three social determinants and explain how they might help or hinder a person who becomes infected by COVID19. 

 

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