Topic
Social-determinants of health
Instructions
In your own words (200-300 words) identify and define three social health determinants which may cause health inequities to Indigenous people/s. Put a reference at the end of your written piece.
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The social-determinants of health are considered to be situations, in which individuals live, develop, execute work and age. Notably, the situations are usually structured by the dissemination of money, power as well available resources at national, international and domestic levels. There are many social-determinants of health and some of them include stress, education and social inclusion or exclusion. It is clear that stressful circumstances usually make people feel anxious, worried and unable to cope thus making individuals susceptible to infections such as high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, stroke among other life threatening diseases (Social Determinants of Health and the Prevention of Health Inequities – 2007, 2017). On the other hand, individuals with reduced health status will also have reduced literacy and educational levels. This shows that an individual with poor education will not be able to obtain good job thus this lead to poverty as well as other predictors of bad health.
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