Social determinants are influences and factors that can have a negative and positive impact on the health and wellbeing of an individual, which affects their daily living and health status (Royal College of Nursing, 2012). Dahlgren and Whiteheads model of social determinants highlights the relationship between lifestyle, social networks, working and living conditions and economic, political and environmental factors (NHS Education of Scotland, 2016). The model enables the exploration of how determinants can influence various health outcomes and the interactions between the range of determinants (Economic and Social Research Council, 2016). Social determinants of health are the conditions in which individuals develop, grow, live and work and
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Social class has an impact on the housing in which an individual lives, for instance an affluence area or area with high levels of poverty can influence the availability of public services, sufficient housing conditions, pollution levels, crime rates; which according to Dahlgren and Whiteheads model can have a direct impact on health (Matthews, 2015). Inadequate housing is vaguely defined as "dwellings that are cold and damp, overcrowded, or badly designed and built" (The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, …show more content…
Shelter (2011) state that there are seventy nine thousand households with children living in them which have condensation and poor ventilation which creates a higher risk of asthma and other respiratory complications. Furthermore, children that live in poor housing are at a higher rate of developing ill health by twenty five percent. In regards to long term impacts, poor housing and impact a children educational attainment and their likelihood of employment and poverty is heightened as according to Naidoo and Wills (2010) due to no quiet spaces for educational work or socialising if the household is overcrowded. Children living in substandard housing can experience other problems such as family turmoil or a poor diet, which affect their physical and emotional development (Harker, 2006). According to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (2006) bed wetting, developmental delay, poor mental adjustment to change and impairments of social relation can be a result of experiencing poor housing with childhood. In regards to a child 's relationship with the parent or guardian, if a parent’s health and wellbeing is impacted by poor housing conditions, this can therefore effect their ability to parent or provide for children (SCIE,
Social class has an impact on the housing in which an individual lives, for instance an affluence area or area with high levels of poverty can influence the availability of public services, sufficient housing conditions, pollution levels, crime rates; which according to Dahlgren and Whiteheads model can have a direct impact on health (Matthews, 2015). Inadequate housing is vaguely defined as "dwellings that are cold and damp, overcrowded, or badly designed and built" (The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, …show more content…
Shelter (2011) state that there are seventy nine thousand households with children living in them which have condensation and poor ventilation which creates a higher risk of asthma and other respiratory complications. Furthermore, children that live in poor housing are at a higher rate of developing ill health by twenty five percent. In regards to long term impacts, poor housing and impact a children educational attainment and their likelihood of employment and poverty is heightened as according to Naidoo and Wills (2010) due to no quiet spaces for educational work or socialising if the household is overcrowded. Children living in substandard housing can experience other problems such as family turmoil or a poor diet, which affect their physical and emotional development (Harker, 2006). According to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (2006) bed wetting, developmental delay, poor mental adjustment to change and impairments of social relation can be a result of experiencing poor housing with childhood. In regards to a child 's relationship with the parent or guardian, if a parent’s health and wellbeing is impacted by poor housing conditions, this can therefore effect their ability to parent or provide for children (SCIE,