In the society we live in today, social health is an important aspect of a person's well-
being; through the scopes of the social sciences, we learn that the social structure, culture,
and relations of a people affect the social health of a person; this implies that some peoples
social health are at a greater risk than others because of the social inequality we face in the
society we live in for example women may be more prone to mental diseases because of the
discrimination, violence or abuse they may face (Ruhil, 2016). To better understanding of
social health may be described as an individual's ability to interpret and adapt to different
social conditions. These social conditions may determine a person's social health, whether
good or bad.
Factors like unfair distribution of conditions that may be detrimental to people's health,
like access to education, communities, and goods and services, may negatively affect a
person's social health. Per the lens of social science, we understand that a person's social
health can not only be seen as a biological phenomenon but has a lot of social roots, which
may stem from the problems we face in the social structure and the cultures of the people. It
also helps us learn the importance of the social environment to a person's health. By using
more than one lens, like the natural and applied science lens and historical lens, we can
understand social health more in-depth and, through the lenses, learn of the conditions that
may affect social health not only in scientific terms but also in social, history and humanities
(NHP India,2019). This may eventually help us solve the problems that affect social health
in this modern society.
References
NHP India. (2019, April 2). National Health Portal| National Portal of India. Social health.
https://www.india.gov.in/national-health-portal
Ruhil, R. (2016). Some Social Sciences Perspectives in public health. International Journal
of perceptions in public health, 1(1), 62-76.
