In chapter 2, of Essentials of the U.S Health Care System, Shi and Singh both talk about focusing on determinants to improve health. Having adequate health insurance for everyone is a great start to improving one’s health, but the bigger issue is addressing the needs of the people who have low income or the needs of different ethnic groups. In the documentaries, Bad Sugar, Becoming American, Collateral Damage and In Sickness and In Wealth, they all touched on social determinants. It did not matter if you lived in the United States, a third world country or a reservation; they all expressed a need that can better their health.
The biggest need which they all discussed was food and the lack thereof. Different cultural groups are coming to America
The biggest need which they all discussed was food and the lack thereof. Different cultural groups are coming to America