Determinant Of Health Essay

Income is one of the significant socioeconomic determinant of health. Many researches have demonstrated a low income to be associated with higher risk of the development of diseases between individuals (Southern Public Health Unit Network 2002). This is due to the fact that low income result in the inability to afford for a quality set of material conditions, including good sanitation such as drinking clean water, adequate quality, nutritious and fresh food and adequate housing with proper heating and cooling systems to maintain the adequate warmth, that are necessary for good health (Marmot 2002; Auld 2012). Furthermore, low income is co-related to lower levels of education indicating declined opportunity to be health literate. Consequently, these individuals and population groups are less likely to make healthy choices in their food consumption, use of sanitation facilities and behaviours including use of tobacco and alcohol (Auld 2012). In addition, the opportunity to live in an urbanized area with easy access to health facilities such as hospitals, and earlier mentioned material conditions as well as other healthy lifestyle necessities such as gym facilities and safe jogging tracks, is …show more content…
2011). Many studies conducted demonstrate experience of racism to be strongly associated with negative health outcomes including psychological distress, anxiety, high blood pressure, heart diseases and low infant birth weight (Thayer 2015; Coalition for Aboriginal Health Equality Victoria 2012). In addition, discrimination against race has a negative impact on individuals’ inclination to access a variety of health services and use preventative health care which result in inability to make informed decisions about their health and to develop healthy behaviours hence increasing their likelihood of developing diseases (Coalition for Aboriginal Health Equality Victoria