An individual’s overall health is determined by a multitude of factors that is not just limited to medical conditions (Mikkonen & Raphael, 2010). There are a variety of factors that encompass achieving overall health and well-being; it is defined as the social determinants of health. According to Mikkonen & Raphael (2010) there are 14 social determinants of health (SDoH) and they include unemployment and job security, social safety net, social exclusion, race, income and income distribution, housing, gender, health services, food insecurity, employment and working conditions, education, early life, disability and aboriginal status. Taking into consideration all of these factors defining health it essential to understanding the concept of the
